Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of…

1. His Stratagems are very many, and very dangerous; As, —

1. He observes, and fits his temptations to our dispositions; for example, if he find a man ambitiously affected, then he covers his hook with the Bait of Honours; and thus he tempted Abimelech to murder his Brethren, that he might obtain the Sovereignty; or if he find a man Voluptuously given, then he tempts him with the bait of Pleasures, and thus he allured Noah to Drunkenness; David to Adultery; Solomon to Idolatry: or if he find a man Covetously given, then he lets in the Golden hook; and thus he enticed Balaam, by offering him money to curse the people, whom God had Blessed; and thus he allured Judas for thirty pieces of Silver to betray his Master; but what need we Instances, when we see this day so many thousands entangled in this golden Net?

1. He observes, and fits his temptations to our dispositions; for example, if he find a man ambitiously affected, then he covers his hook with the Bait of Honours; and thus he tempted Abimelech to murder his Brethren, that he might obtain the Soveraignty; or if he find a man Voluptuously given, then he tempts him with the bait of Pleasures, and thus he allured Noah to Drunkenness; David to Adultery; Solomon to Idolatry: or if he find a man Covetously given, then he lets in the Golden hook; and thus he enticed Balaam, by offering him money to curse the people, whom God had Blessed; and thus he allured Judas for thirty pieces of Silver to betray his Master; but what need we Instances, when we see this day so many thousands intangled in this golden Net?

2. He observes, and fits his Temptations to our Complexions; and thus he tempts the choleric to quarrels and brawls; the flegmatick to idleness and sloth; the melancholy to malice and revenge; the sanguine to pleasure and fleshly lusts; and hence it is that the Apostles tells us,