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Rh "Begone from me, thou wicked seducer! thou shalt have no part in me: but shall be with me as a strong warrior, and thou shalt stand confounded.

"I had rather die, and undergo any torment, than consent unto thee.

"Hold thy peace and be silent; I will hear thee no more, though thou shouldst work me many troubles. 'The Lord is my Light, and My Salvation, whom shall I fear?'

"Though an army rose against me, yet should not my heart be afraid. The Lord is my Helper and my Redeemer."

5. Fight like a good soldier: and if thou sometimes fall through frailty, take again greater strength than before, trusting in My more abundant grace: and take great heed of vain pleasing of thyself, and of pride.

Pride brings many into error, and makes them sometimes fall into blindness almost incurable.

Let the fall of the proud, thus foolishly presuming on their own strength, serve thee for a warning, and keep thee ever humble.