z96 Z. z Cot, z.it. Efäy.36.2,I. Mattli;ç:.rO. Rowoliveby Faith in timseofTemptation, and temptation it felfe, anddirea them to fuch an end as Sathan never intended. Faith fpeakethon this wife,Sa than delires to fiat me as wheate, but it is the Lord who bath made choice ofthis temptation, wherewith Iam exerci- fed, rather thenanother, andbath fet bounds to the fpiri- tuall enemies of my foule, what time they fhall continue to affaile,how farre they fhall proceed andno further,and will dire&the temptation to a good end, aboveall I can conceive : therefore I will not feare theenemy but Waite upon the Lord. Secondly, Itdifcovereth the Methods of Sathan,and his Ends in tempting. The Divelsaimes are not ever one and the fame. Alwayrs he labours the deiru&ion of the Saints; bile his wayes, whereby he endevours to efte& it arecontrarie. Sometimes hepurpofeth to entice unto fin byhis allurements ; fometimes to vexe,trouble,and drive into defpaire at leall tomake the life ofa Chriílianun- comfortablewithhis manifold and hellifbaifaults. This is wifely difcernedby faith, whereby the liratagems ofour Adverfary are more eauly difappointed.For as anenemy, who intends by policie to get theviefory, is more then halte overcome when his plot is difclofèd : fo it is here, Sathan is footledifcomfited,whenhis intents andproje&s are manifelled and made knowne. Thirdly, It lifteth up the heart to crie and cotnplaine unto God of thecruelty and malice of that SpiritualsAd- verfary : but fuffers it not to mute upon his blafphemous temptations or to conferre with them. IfRabfbakeh re- vile the living God, the people of tudab will hold their peace, and not anfwer him a word, leall being inraged he fhould blafpheme themore. Dire& oppofrion in fuch cafes (lirreth up the outragious blafphemer to grow more furious. When the Div_all requires ofour Saviour to fall downe and worfhiphim, he reafons not the cafe, . but repelleth himwithdete!lation, eA'voidSathAn. Gi- vingus tounderhand, that the blafphemous may not be reafonedwith if they fhould, it would make thembut burft
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