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I. The malice and power of our spirituall ene∣mies that fight against us, Ephes. 6. 12. The flesh sending forth concupiscences which fight against the soul; the law of our members carrying us captive unto sinne: The world by her enticements alluring unto evil, and carrying us out of the way, 1. Cor. 7. 31. by her terrours terrifying from good, by bad exam∣ple seducing us: The devil our mortall enemie, go∣ing about like a roring lion, seeking whom he may de∣voure, 1. Pet. 5. 8. II. Our weaknesse to resist; our negligence in not preparing and arming our selves against tentations, but rather by idlenesse and securi∣tie sweeping and preparing a room for the tempter, Luke 11. 25. III. Our pronenesse to sinne, our quailing in tentations, our running into tentations, and seeking baits of sinne. IV. Our subjection to sinne and Satan, Rom. 7. 14. and exhibition of our members as instruments to the tempter. V. The evil of sinne with which we are corrupted, and the evil of punishment which we have deserved. VI. Our inability in our selves to free us from these evils.