A learned and fruitful exposition upon the Lords prayer. By Arthur Dent, sometime minister…A learned and fruitful exposition vpon the Lords prayer. By Arthur Dent, sometime minister…

Then we see how God tempteth after one sort, & Satan after another. God for our good, by humbling and trying of us. The Devil for our hurt and utter destruction. Therefore, though God lead men into temptation, yet is he not the author of evil.

Then we sée how God tempteth after one sort, & Sathan after another. God for our good, by humbling and trying of vs. The Diuell for our hurt and vtter destruction. Therefore, though God lead men into temptation, yet is he not the author of euill.

There be four respects, in which God may be a worker in temptations, and yet free from sin.

There be foure respects, in which God may be a worker in temptations, and yet frée from sinne.

First, he tempteth by offering occasions and objects, to try whether a man will sin or not, as a master that layeth ⟨image 39⟩a purse of money in his servants way, which he suspecteth. This trial is no sin in the Master, though the servant sin in stealing: Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of the Prophet, or dreamer of dreams, for the LORD thy GOD proveth thee, whether thou love the LORD thy GOD with all thy heart, Deut. 13.

First, he tempteth by offering occasions and obiects, to trie whether a man will sinne or not, as a master that layeth ⟨image 39⟩a purse of money in his seruants way, which he suspecteth. This triall is no sinne in the Maister, though the seruant sinne in stealing: Thou shalt not hearken vnto the words of the Prophet, or dreamer of dreames, for the LORD thy GOD prooueth thee, whether thou loue the LORD thy GOD with all thy heart,