1 a 08. Satanspower to Tempt; and Chrift's love to, Touching, in Scripture phrafe, betides the litteral fenfe, fometimes notes an Hurting, or Harming of one. So in the 105. Pfalm, and the s5. verfe. Touch not mine anointed. Which is explained in the followingwords, and do myPro- phets no harm. We reade of Chrifts Touching, and the Devils Touching. Chrift touching thofe that were tick, and he cured themwith his touch, it was an healing, cu- ring touch., the touch ofChri ft. Andwe reade ofthe De-, viii touching : So he fpeaks unto God that he would touch job.; that is that he would breakhim, and break all his E- ftate : Chrifts touch is an healing touch, curing touch 5 but Satans touch is a deftroying touch, a breaking touch. Now though God fuffers his own children to be tempted, yea, and to fuffer by the hand of a temptations yet not- withflanding, theevil one touches him not, fo as to harm him, to hurt him; But in the conclufion, fo as to heal and to curehim-, which is no touching, Again, This fame word Touching, in ScripturePhrafe, fometimes notes Fellorpflip and Communion : and fowhen the Apoftle forbids the Corinthians fellowfhip and com- munion with Idolaters; faith he, Be ye Separate, and touch no unclean thing: Touching there noting Communion and. Fellorpfhip with them in their Worfhip : don't in the leaft meafure have any communion with them. So new; al- though it pleafes God, to fuffer Satan thus to vex his chil- dren with temptation , yet notwithflanding , they have not fellowfhip or Communionwith him, Satan knocks at their door, but they don't frequently, and ordinarily open and let him in, fo as to fup with them : Chrift ftands at their door and knocks, and they open, and he comes in and fopswith them,and they with him : they have fellow- fhip with theFather, and, they have fellowfhip with jefus Chrift, but theyhave not fellowfhip with the Devil; they don't delight in him, they don't converfe with him, they have not this fellowfhipwith him : an& therefore though they meet with temptation, yea, and though they fuffer under temptations, yet in, this refpea ..the evil one toucher them
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