Of Elellivn•. , As I ·fetcht Arguments of Support and Encourag~nient [(om each word in ."'-A../'1 the Texr, fo llhall odd fame from thefe words (as they have now been open· Chap. 14•. ed) of this LimitatiQn, A{trrye have Ji•ffertd a white. You will find, that~ ollt of the !lrong and fowr C.arkafs of thts dreadful Lion, (and to a Lion, thl! cluef Jn£\rument of our Suffenngs IS compare@! vtrfe g.) will eonie fweetncfs. Towhich.putpofe, my . . . . Fir£\ Obfervarion is, That God, the God of alt Grace, looks at Believer's Temptations of all forts; not Per[ecutio11sonl'y from without, but Ttmptati– ollsfromfin; or unto fin, by Satan , ~rid Colif/itJs WJth Satan our Adver(ary: And they are contidered by him, under the notion of 011r Sujferi11gs; which is a great matter unto us, and a part of deep Confolatioil, . Our Apo!lle, to put an Obfervancy upon this, .choofeth to give that very name and denomiltationof Srif[eri11gs unto our Temptati<:<ns : He bath put it up twice; fir{\ in verfe 9· Knowi11g that the fame ajjliflion: and again; in verfe 10. Afur re have fitffered a white; namely, under Satan's Temptati– ons; (It is all one alld the fame word in both verfts:) So then, if your .Souf.s have beeri brought to look at the Temptations you have to fins, as your greai– e£\ AfHictions; The Gor/of all Gra~e is pleafed to reckon them fuch alfo. . Ma– ny Interpreters, becattfe the word Sujferi1rgs and AjjiJEiio1u is ufed ofoutward mi(eries, would l.imit it uriro outW.ardPtrfecutio11s Ior the Profeilio!l of the Faith, which the.Devil £\irrerh up again£\ all the Sain!O throughout the world. But Gtrard, with Calvi11 and other>, are full in it , Tbat all forts of Tempta 0 tions, even unro.tiris, as well as Perfecutions for the Faith, ate intended, and tha_r principally. , . Now unto the Reafons, at the firfl entrance ofthat fir{\ part ofmy Difcourfe, on thi> Text, which !hewed tha't it was a common Eog•gement again£\ Satan in poini of fin, I lhall add, as further {\rengthning to thofe then given, fome other out of the Text, by drawing a Line, or kin.d of Goherence through the whole Paragrnp~; from ver(e 8. to verje 1~. And the Series of a Text affords the £\rongett Arguments: Here is, 1. An Exhortation, z. A Danger, ~- The Encouragement again!\ t.his : And thefe three are all commenfurable. J, An Exhortation, Be fob.er a11d watchfr<l: And, . z, A Danger propofed, Becaitft the Devil goes up and do'(J<fl feeking whom' he may devour; n.amely, if.this watchfulnefs be neglectea: And the danger tnu£\ be under!lood iq refpect.of that which w.e are to watch again!\, and as largely: Neithcr.indecd can Satan indeed truly devo11r us any other way, tban by drawing us unto fatisfying thofe Lufts, which we are to watch again!\; to be fure not by Perfecutions ; and then only by our yielding unto tin. Then, 3·· Look how far fobriety and watchfulnefs do roach; and the dariger fet before rl<em to back that, extendeth; fo far mu£\ alfo that other Exhor.tati– on that follows thereupon; namely, that rejifi fltdfafl i11 the Faith, alfo reach. And what is thatreti£\an<e, but to oppofe him in all Aflaults, which !hall be contrary unto that former fabriety: And indeed, wherein is the Devil refi£\ed by us, but in reti£\ing his Temptations to fin: Yea, fays Calvi11, be fo– ber and watch; attmti ad rejif/mdum ;. heedfulto rtflf/ : So as he brings down that former Exhortation unto this of reti£\ing. And interpreteth alfo, •·Thefe words, jledfafl i11 the faith, not of the Doctrine of Faith, but of the Grace and Excrcife of Faith, by which it is that Temptations to fm are mo£\ refi£\ed, ~nlled therefore the Shietdof Faith; and this the Parallel of .1ames and Peter do limber manifeflly confirm; Godrejifleth tbe pr•rtd, faith Peter, 1 Prt.).~· and give.fh grace to the humble; that humble themfelves thcrofore under the mighty, orfoveraign, fupream Hand, or Government of God; verfe 6. Be Jober and watch; 6eca11[e ofyour Adverfary; verfe 8. whom rejijl f/edfa[l i1J the f,zith , ver{t g. Thus Peter, To confirm tlus by plrallcl Scnpture, Compare we Jamu, Chap. 4· 6, 7· God rt{ifls the proud, (•fays he) lmt f!.ives gr,zce to the humble: Submit your felves thertfore to God: 1?.£/i/1 the 'Devil, \!ic, Now it is evident, that the Scope of J anus Ins Exhortatl((ln, IS to refill the Devil in his Affaults, in point of Lufls; read verf 1, 2, l, 4· ond particularly that Lu£\ ofEttvr and Pride, verf. I', 6. which were the fpecial A a a Lufls
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