240 Satans power to Tempt ; antiChrifi's love to, S0 tation that a child of God meets withal, but he may im- prove it to more affurance. As thus : Surely, IfI were the Devils own, hewouldnever trouble me thus. When the firong man keeps the houfe, all is at peace, and all is at quiet. Now ever fince, from the very firft day that I have fet my face towards heaven, and Chrift; Oh ! how have I been troubled, and tempted, and perplexed, and vexed in my fpirit ? Surely therefore, I am noneofthe Devils. Now ifI had been his own, I ihould have been more quiet under him : but becaufe I am thus troubled, I hope in the Lord I amnone of the Devils, I am the child ofGod. Thus a man may improve. And, Oh ! what a good thingwere it, if we did make improvement of our temptations ! what gracious improve- ment might we make of all our temptations ? and what ableffed iffue might we have in our temptations, ifwe did gounto Chrift for fuccour. I befeech you therefore in the Lord, when as any temp- tation arifes, go unto iefte Cbrift, he, i,r a. fuccouring Cbriff. He hath National fuccours ; andhe hathFamily fuccours; and hehath Perfonal fuccours : You have National temp tations; and youhaveFamily temptations; andyou have Perfonal temptations; Soul. temptations ; temptations when you are alone. Therefore go unto Chrlit for Inc- emir. To conclude, Ibefeech you (beloved in the Lord) go to Chrift and tryhim, put him to it : Thegreater your temp- tation is, the more fit work for Chrift tocure : do not de- fpair,do not fit down ; go to Jefus Chrift, you thal find him better than I have fpoken, you than not find him worfe; he will go beyondmywords, he will not fall fhort of my words. As the Devill goes lout like a roaring lyon, fee- king whom he may devour : So Jefus Chriil in the Gofpel, goes upand down with his fuccour, feeking whom, he may fuccour. Go to him for fuccour: and the Godof peace, even Jefus Chrift himfelf, tread down Satan under our feet thortly. t
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