Satanf temptations griefto Gods children. let cruell task -matters over them, and when they were going forth of Egypt, raifed an army, and purfued them : fo Both Satan lay heavie burthens upon, great and grievous things to the charge of Gods people, let many mercileffe and bloo- dy minded men againft them, and railed an army of evilI thoughts within, to diftra& them,and an army of aflli &ions withott to m oleft them, being as a roaring Lyon to Gods z Per. s 8. flocke, as a man of warre to the City of their foules,making their Itaffage very ftormy and tempettuous : and therefore as the woman of Canaan came to our Saviour, and cryed to Luke r I.21. him, laying, Have mercy on me, 0 Lord, thou Sonne of David,iny Matth. i s. z z, daughter it grievoufly vexed with a Divell, Lord belpe me : fo dot z 5 Gods childrenaddreffe themlelves to Chrift, and cry, Have mercy upon us, thou fonne of David, for our foules are fort vexed with the Divell Lordhelpe us : O come Lord Je= fus, and bring us a full and finall deliverance fr ©m all lad- Hall adverfaries. In regard óf the evill and offenfive converfation ofungra- 3. clous men : their language, their pra &ice, their prophane- neffe, their troublefomnefs is to Gods children a great' grief," a meases of very much difquiet ; as the daughters of I èth to cen.27.46. Sarah, made her life a burthen,and the prefence of difobedi- ent Jonah made the Sea tempeRuous'; the navigation very pe- Jonah i. rilous to the Mariners. This hath filled them full of com- plaints ; Woe is me (faith David) that I J'ojourne in Mef ch,that T Pfsl.r zo. . dwell in the 7'entc of Kedar. lliine eyes gufh out with rivers of tears,' Pfa1.119.136 becaufe men l <eepe not thy law (faith David. And Lot was vexed with the filthy converfation of the wicked. That righteous man (faith' z Pet. z 7. S.Peter) dwelling among them,in f Being and hearing, vexed his teous foule from to day with their unlawfull deeds. And therefore' as he that dwels among, thornes, bryars and fcorpion5i defìres to E'Lc k.z.6a change his dwelling : fo doe Gods fervants fay, Come Lord Jejus, that they may have full freedóme from the converfa tion of finfull men. In regard of love toChrif their love to'him;like the loves 4. of Jonathan to David, isj wonderful) : they love him with all z 'Saar..1.z6. A manner of love ; with a creatures love,as he is their maker;' with -a fervantstlove, asrheis their Lorciaud Maiter; with a- T 3.... fubje ` A
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