and care of, his Peopleunder Temptation. 263 AttkitAttetaiMetitMAAMA*W aviauavA '50"-4aa-u-a- WiT,i4-441a*WaaraMitY,Oi SERMON IV. Of TEMPTATION. r LUKE 22. 31) 32. 4nd the Lord faid, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan bath de Preached fired to haulm that he mayfiftyou at wheat ; But 1 have atStepney prayed f or thee, that thy faith fail not. OE . 17 1647. 4)&4. i98.6 E find that thefewords hold forth the re- - lation of a great forme of temptation ariC 4:s. coming down upon Chrill's Difciples : .17 re0--0 TheDanger ofit. And the Remedy againfi it. Of the Danger fomewhat ye heard +O. 6aah from the 31. verfe. And now am to "`"°- fpeak unto the 32. verfe. But Ihaveprayed for thee, that thyfaithfail not. Here is fomewhat Implied ; and fomwhat Exprefi: Satans Defign, andhis great Defign upon their faith. Expreft, Chas love and care, his fpecial loveand care over them, and towards them in this temptation. As ifhe fhould fay thus, Simon, Simon, Satan hath defired to tempt you ; not only thee, but all my Difciples : the temptation is great, and in this temptation, his great defign is upon your faith : but I have fpoken unto myFather, and your Father, that your faith maynot fail. So that hence you may obferve thus much That in the time of temptation, Satan: great Defign it upon Doti. thefaith oftheSaint :, to make their faith fail.
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