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and Morally upon the nature of Bees,

and Satans clay: he relents at every looke of God, but is notstirred at any temptation I had rather bow thcnbreake to God:but for Sacan, or the world, I had rather be broken in pieces bytheir violence, then suffer my seise to be bowed unto their obe-dience.

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Bees observe a martiall posture in all their carriages; somekeepe guard at the gates, others like scouts watch at a remoterdistance: Some within the hive, as Souldiers in Garrison ob-serve who goes in and out. So though that many follow theirlabours at home and abroad, yet others are warlikely employedleast they should suffer from an unknowne or unsuspected ad-versary, for want of foresight and preparation. Thus Ipbicratesan Athenian Generall encamped in time of peace, and amonghis friends: yet still entrenched his Armie, ordered his out-workes, set his watch, kept his corps du guard, laid out his cen-tinels, and in a word, observed all Martiall Discipline, as if hehad been in the heate and height of warre: and being asked byone of his familiars, what he feared, he answered to be surpri-zed, and least it should fall out that he should be constrained tosay, I thought not on it. Oh that Beleevers were thus wife tothinke of their latter end, and alwayes to mind when the ap-pointed time of their change shall come,then would they be al-wayes prepared to intertaine death, either secretly or openly.

Jesus Christ our grand Captaine, who valiantly triumphed overit,often inculcates this watchfullnefTe upon his Disciples ant A-postles, and in them on all beleevers; Bejee also ready, for in Mat. 24. 4-.such an houre as you thinks not, thefonne of man commeth. Andagaine, Watch therefore, for jou know neither the day nor the Mat- rs. I j.houre, wherein the some of man commeth. And elsewhere, WhatJ fay unto you, I fay unto all, watch. The Sybarites which were p. cotton, Str,not enlightened with such a Sunne, yet alwayes observed this de la Mm.custome in their banquets, to have a deaths-head deliveredfrom hand to hand by all the guests at the Table, to the end toadmonish them not to be transported with intemperance, andto cause them to remember, that as they were nourished of the

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