A harmony upon the the three Evangelists, Matthew, Mark and Luke with the commentary…A harmonie vpon the the three Euangelists, Matthew, Mark and Luke with the commentarie…

8. The devil toke him into a• hi• mountain. That is to be had in memory, ⟨p. 133⟩which I said before, that it came not to pass through the imbecility of the nature of Christ, that Satan held his eyes; but by his free appointment and permission. Further, his senses were touched and enticed with the glory of the kingdoms which were set before him, that no inward covetousness moved his mind: when as the pleasures of the flesh are carried and do carry us as wild beasts to those things that please us: for Christ had the like sense that we have, but no disordered appetites. But it was a kind of temptation, that Christ should ask the inheritance which God promiseth to his children, of any other then of God himself. And here the sacrilegious boldness of the Devil doth bewray it self, in that he taking the government of the earth from God, doeth usurp it to himself. All these things (sayeth he) are mine, neither can they be obtained otherwise then at my hand. And we must daily strive with this assault, which both all the faithful do feel in them selves, and is more evidently seen in the whole life of the ungodly. For though we set all our defences, richesse and commodities in the blessing of God: yet our senses provoke us therefrom, and drive us to seek the assistances of Satan, as if one God were not sufficient. And a great part of the world challenging the right and government of the earth from God, doeth imagine to themselves that Satan is the giver of all good things. For whereof cometh it, that almost all do addict them selves to evil Arts, and thefts, and deceits, but that they ascribe that to Satan which was the property of God, to enrich with his blessing whom he pleaseth? They pray with mouth that God would give them daily bread, but with the mouth only. For they make Satan the chief, in distributing the richesse of all the world.

8. The deuil toke him into a• hi• mountaine. That is to be had in memorie, ⟨p. 133⟩whych I sayde before, that it came not to passe through• the imbecillitie of the nature of Christe, that Sathan helde his eyes; but by his free appoyntment and permissiō. Further, his senses were touched and enticed wyth the glory of the kingdomes whiche were sette before him, that no inwarde couetousnesse mooued his minde: when as the pleasures of the fleshe are caried and doe carie vs as wilde beastes to those thinges that please vs: for Christ had the like sense that wee haue, but no disordered appetites. But it was a kinde of temptation, that Christ should aske the enheritaunce which God promiseth to his children, of anye other then of God himself. And heere the sacrilegious boldnesse of the Deuil doth bewraye it selfe, in that hee takinge the gouernment of the earthe from God, doeth vsurpe it to himselfe. All these things (sayeth hee) are mine, neither can they be obtained otherwise then at my hand. And wee must daily striue with this assault, which both all the faithful do feele in them selues, and is more euidentlye seene in the whole life of the vngodlye. For thoughe wee sette all our defences, richesse and commodities in the blessing of God: yet oure sences prouoke vs therefroe, and driue vs to seeke the assistances of Sathan, as if one God were not sufficiente. And a great parte of the worlde chalenging the righte and gouernmente of the earth from God, doeth imagine to themselues that Sathan is the geuer of all good things. For whereof commeth it, that almoste al doe addicte them selues to euill Artes, and theftes, and deceits, but that they ascribe that to Sathan whiche was the propertie of God, to enriche wyth his blessinge whome hee pleaseth? They pray wyth mouthe that God woulde geue them daily breade, but wyth the mouthe onely. For they make Sathan the chiefe, in distributing the richesse of all the worlde.