By the Croft of Chrif. 209 Crucified to you, what bath he to entice you with.? Thecord is broken'by which há waswont to bind and lead you. Canyou tice a wife man by pins and counters as you may do a child ? If hewould draw you fron.. God he b, ath nothing todo it with : for the world bywhich he thoe:id do it, is now dead. If he would tice you to pride, or ambition, or covetoufnefs,or tófnful means for worldly ends , he hash nothing to do it with becau,e the world is dead. TheDevil bath nothingbut a little.money , orfen fad!pleafure , orhonoars to hire you with to betray and call away youríouls : And what caresa mortified man for thefe Will he part with Chrilt and heaven for money , who lookson money as other men doon chips orflexes ? It is the frameof mens hearts that is the ftrength of temptation. To a man that is in lovewith money, O what a ftrong temptation is it , to fee an opportunity of getting it by fin ? But what will this move him, that looketh onit as on the dirt in the ftreets ? To aproud man that is tender of hisreputation in the world, what a troublefom temptation is it to be reproached, or flighted, or flandered ? and what a dan- gerous temptation is it tohim, tobe applauded ? But what are tbefe to him that takes the approbation and applaufes of the world, but as a blaft of wind ? As Chrift faith of hìmfelf, lobs =4. 30. The Prince of this worldcomet's, and loathnothing in me.] that is, He cometh tomake his laic and ftrongelt affault ; but he (hall find no carnall finfull matter in me to work upon ; and he cometh by his inftruments to perfcute me to the death : but he (hall find no guilt in me, which might make it a glory to him , or a difhonour ro me : So in their meafure the mortised. members of Chrift may fay : When Satan'cometh by temptations ,' the world is dead by which he would tempt them and he (hall find littleof that earthly matter in them, toworkupon, and to enter- rainhis feed : and thereforewhen heafterward cbmeth by perfe- cution, he will find the lefs ofthat guilt which would be the oyl to enlarge and feed thefe flames. Your innocency and fa.fety lyeth much ita this Mortification. Ie ,Eare2iit
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