, Looking unto ref tu, Book. IV. 385 But what was Chrifts anfwer? why thus: it is written, man foallnot live by bread alone, but by every word that pyoceedeth out of the mouth of God. 1. It u written J he eafily could have confounded Sathan by ' the power of l]is Godhead, but he rather choofes to vanquifh him by the fword of the Spirit; furely this was for our inftrudion, by this meanes he teacheth us how to refift and co overcome; nothing in heaven or earth can beat the forcesofhell, ifthe WordofGod cannotdoit; Othenhow £hould we pray with David, teach me 0 Lord the WPIJ of thy ftatmes-- .end takj not from me the words oftrnth,-let them be my [O'!J[,S in tbe houfe ofmy pilrrrimage,----fo foal! I mak§ anfwer to my blajphcmers, 2. <..Man foal! not live by bread, &c. whiles we are in Gods work, God hath made a promifeofthe fupply ofall provifions neceffary tor us; now this was the prefent cafe of Jefus, he was now in his Fathers work, and promoting ofour intereft, and therefore he was fure to be provided for according to Gods Word. Chrillians I are we in Gods fervice? God will certainly give us bread; and till he does, we can live by the breath of his mouth, by the light of his countenance, by the refre£hment ofhis promifes, by every word thfit proceedeth out of the mouth vf ' . g od; every word ofGods mouth can create a grace1 and every grace can fupply two neceilities, both of the body, and of the fpir it; I remember one kept ftraitly in prifon, and forely threatened with famine, he replied that if he muft have no bread, God wouldfo provide :h.1t he foould have no ftomack_; if our flock be fpent, God can leffen our neceffities, ifa tyrant will take away our meat, God our Father knows how to alter our faint, and feeble, and hungry appetites. The fecord temptation is not fo fenfual,the Devi 1 fees that was too low for Chrifi , and therefore he comes againe with a temptation fomething morefpiritual; he {ets him on a pinacle of the tem- .- 6 · pte, andfaith ;;,l/o him, if thou ke the Sonne ofGod, l'tljf thy felfe Vel. r, . . down, for it is written, he foall yJve his Angds charge concerning thee, &c. he that was content to be led from J-ordan into the wilderneffe for the advant1ge of the firft temptation, he yeelds to. be Jed from rhe wildernefs to {mtfnlem for advantage of the fecond; the wildernefs was fit for a temptation arifing from want, and {erufaiem is fit for a temptation arifing 'from vaine glory; {erH[~t!em was the glory of the world, ·the Temple was · Ddd c~
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