167. ¶ A meane to auoyde temptation.
The holier a man is, the more he is tempted.
Gregory.
Ambrose.
[Fol. 84.]
Two useful verses.
Hostis non ledit, nisi cum temptatus obedit.
Est leo si sedit, si stat quasi musca recedit. 20
The tempter is a lion, if we sit still;
but if we resist, he is but a fly.
A fainthearted captain loses his castle,
and is a traitor. But if he resist, the enemy will not tarry.
Every man is captain of his own soul.
[Fol. 84b.]