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of the world, And the devil. weld to us, Ga1.6.1 q.. to live as pilgrimes and {gan- gers upon earth and citizens of heaven , minding heavenly things, and contemning all the defires of the world as mere vanities in comparifon of heaven- ly joyes. As touching the croí%s and afflióions of thislife, which are worthily called tentations; We are to pray, That God will not flier us to be tempted above our power, &c.1.Cor.1 0.13. but that the Lord in his good time would either releafe us from them in whole or in part, or elfe arm us with patience to bear whatfoever he {hall lay upon us , that we may endure tentation, and, being fund approved, we may receive the crown of life, Jam.1.12. whereof the affli- ¿lions of this life are not worthy, Rom.8.i8. 3, As concerning the tentations of the devil; We w pray defire that the Lord would tread Satan under our ma muff ray feet, Rom.16.20. or at the leaft that it would pleafe rentations Qf him to aren us with the complete armour of God, that the devil. we may be able to Rand againft the cunning Jleights, ,4, of the devil, Ephef. 6.11. and efpecially with faith, whereby ive may quench all the fiery darts of the devil, Ephef. 6.16. Now in all thefe we are to pray, as our Savi- our teacheth us both by his example,John 17.15. & by his precept in this place,OLord,we do not defire not at all to be tempted, but that we may be deli- vered from evil : that is, from the tyranny of the flefh, that it hold not us captive unto finne, from the allurements of the world, that they do not draw us unto finne ; from the affaults of the devil , that he prevail not againfl us; from the punifhments of fin, and judgements which by finne we deferve, fo farre as 415'