The marrow of the oracles of God. Or, divers treatisesThe marrovv of the oracles of God. Or, diuers treatises

The second sort are, temptations ¹to particular sins, as when he tempts to the denial of Christ, as he did Peter, and so he tempts to lusts of all sorts. And so the Devil is the father of lust, John 8. 44. and evil angels are spiritual wickednesses, Eph. 6. 2•. And thus also he tempts to rage or revenge; and therefore the Apostle implies in his speech about anger, that to give place to wrath, is to give place to the devil, who usually excites those •olent passions, Ephes. 4. •7. And ⟨p. 347⟩thus also he tempts to covetousness, in respect of which sin, the devil is said to enter into Judas: And thus also he tempts to lying, as in the case of Ananias and Sapphira, Acts 5. And so he tempts men to murder, either of themselves of others.²

The second sort are, temptations ¹to particular sinnes, as when hee tempts to the denyall of Christ, as he did Peter, and so hee tempts to lusts of all sorts. And so the Diuell is the father of lust, Iohn 8. 44. and euill angels are spirituall wickednesses, Eph. 6. 2•. And thus also he tempts to rage or reuenge; and therefore the Apostle implies in his speech about anger, that to giue place to wrath, is to giue place to the diu•ll, who vsually excites those •olent passions,