654 Yentationr arrfingfromblPiemostsflaggejlion.r,anfwered. committed, but extend them alfo to the fame Panne corn- mitteddiuers times, yea to all finnes whatfoeuer ofwhich we truely repent. 4:Sea. t. Ofthe tempta- tion ofhlafphe- tttiea. CHAP. X I. Hoir Satan labonreth to hinder and difcourage the we* Chrifltan in the courte o f fanUtifcation, bycaging into his mind61afphemostsfuggeflions. Nd thus haue I anfwered Satans temptations; drawee from thofe finnes which the weake Chriflian hath indeede fallen into ; but if hee -$ cannot fopreuaile,then will he falfely andma- litiouflie accufe them of thofe fnnes, which they neuer committed, or at leaf} not in that manner and meafure as he chargeth them. And thefe are principally of two forts; the firf} are impious fúggef}ions, and horrible blafphemies, direlyagainf} theMaieflie ofGodhimfelfe; the other is that vnpardonable Panne againfl theholyGhoft. Concerning the former; when asSatan cannot ouercharge theconfcience of the weake Chrif}ian, by ripping vp and aggrauating thofe hnnes which lie hath in truth committed, nor caufehim defperately to defif} from going forward-in the court of fandlification ; then hee fuggefieth into his mind horrible blafphemies againf}Gods Maieflie, and con- tinuallie turmoileth him with mot} impious thoughts,that hereby hemay difira.óf his mind from holy meditations, and vtterly dif'courrage him in all Chrifiian exercifes. And as the KingofMoab when he could nor breake through the forces of the Iirae'ites, nor make them furceafe their vidorious fight,prefented veto their view anhorrible andabominable fpedlale, f:crificing unto his Idols vpon the wall his Beare fonne and.heirecf hiskingdoine, that being not able to in- durefuch an inhumane murther they might flee the fight thereof,andglue otter their vidlorious court; fo when the prince ofdarkcnef eisfoiled in the fpirituall fight,byour re- foluedproceeding in the:courfe ofgodlines; for his laß re- .fuge
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