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e the world, the f of h, dnd the devil. Iy to endure tentation, he mull 45k it in faith. And to this faith the holy Ghoft doth moft notably encou- rage us in the Scriptures: Prov. r 8. a o. The name of the Lord is a flrong tower : the righteous runneth unto it, 8f. in edito collocatur, and is placed on high. The Lord, faith Peter, 2.Epifi.2.9. knoweth to deliver the godly out of tentation. And of our Saviour the Apo - file faith, Heb. 2 . r 8. In that he fúff cred and was tempt- ed, he if able to fuccour them that are tempted. Chrift bath overcome our enemies: the devil, Col. 2. I 5 . the world, John 16.33. and to this end gave himfelf for us that he might deliver us from the hands of our fpirituall enemies. He that is in irs is fironger then he that is in the world, r .John 4.4. Neither hall any be Able to pull su out of his hands, John r o. 28. Chrift-, whofe prayer is alwayes heard, John II. 42. bath prayed for us that our faith f hall not fail, Luke 22. 3 2. and that we may be keptfrom evil, John 17. r 5. The Lord bath promifed,and is faithfull to perform,that he will notfuffer us to be tempted above our power, but with the tentation willgive an fide that we may bear it, z. Cor.ro.13. And finally, Joel 2.32. he bath pro - mifed, that whof ever (hall call upon the name of the Lord _Mall befaved. Our faith therefore concerning aflifiance again tentation and deliverance fromevil muff be grounded not upon any conceit of our own firength or worthineffe, but on the power, mercy, faithfulnefíe and truth of God in his promifes, and on the mediation and interceflion of Jefus Chrift. Duties to be performedin our lives. I. Generali : i. To avoid tentations and occafi- ons of evil ; To fhake off Ilothfulneffe , and dili- E e gent- 417