w,
why
Cod
fi4
f ereth
his
ferudntt
to
be
tempted.
And
as
the Lord
fuffereth Satan
and
his
impel
to
trie
his
children
for his owne glorie,,
fo
alfo
for their
fpirituall and
euerlafling
good:
for
fïrli
hereby
he
chaf{ifeth
the
for
their
-f;nnes
pafi,and recalleth them
to their remembrance,that
fo
they
may truely repent
of
them. And
this
caufe
lob
fpcaketh
lob.
r3.2.6,
of':
Iob.i
3.26.
Thou
lbritell
(faith he) bitter
things
again(
me,and maheff
me
topofe
ffe,
the iniquities
of
my
youth.
Secondly,hereby hee manifefleth unto
vs
our fecret
and
hidden
finnes,which
the blind
dies
ofour
iudgement would
notdifcerne,iftheir
fight
were
not
quickned with
this (harp
water
of
temptation.
For
fo
long
as
we line in peace,our fe-
cure confciences
neuer
fummon
vs
to the
barre
of
Gods
iudgement
;
but
when wee
are
roufed
vp
by temptation,we
enter into
a
more
f{rait
examination
of
our
felues,
and
íearch
what
fecret
fumes lie
lurking
in
the hidden
corners
of
our
hearts,
that
fo
we may
repent
of
them and
make our
peace
with
God, without
whole
aflif{ance
wee
can
haue
no
hope
to
f
}and in any
temptation.
Thirdly, the Lord
hereby
preuenteth
our
finnes
to
come
t
for when
we
haue experience,that the moll lharpe weapons,
which Satan
vfeth
to
infli61
deepc wounds in our
con
fcien.
ces, are
our
fnnes
;this willmake
vs
moll
careful!
to
abflaine
from
them,
lefi
thereby
we
firengthen him
for our owne
o-
uerthrow. And
as
thefe
temptations
of
Satan
are
in
this
re-
gard
fo
many bridles to
refkraine vs
from
Gnne
;
fo
alto they
are
fo
many pricks
to
let
out the wind ofvaineglory, where-
with
like
bladders
we
be
puffed vp,as wee
may
fee
in
the
ex-
ample
of
Pahl,
who
left
hee
fhould
bee
exalted
out ofineafure
through the
abundance
of
reuelations,
received
a
prickein the
I,
COL 11.7.
flefh,themeffen
.
er
of
Satan
to
buffet him
:
2.Cor.
i
2.7.
Fourthly, the Lord
fuffereth
Satan
to
affault
vs,that wee
niay
hereby
come
to the fight
ofour
owne weakenes and
in
firmities,when
wee haue receiued many foiles; and learne
to
relie
vpon
his helpe and
affiflance in
all
our
dangers;
for
fo
proud
we are
by nature,that
before
we come
to the fight
we
think that
we can repel!
the
f{rongefi
affaults,and oucrcorne
all
enemies
which
oppofe themfelues
againfi
vs
by
our owne
power,;
but
when
w'e.e
fee Cur
felues
vanquifhed
and
foiled
with