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

1. A continual reminding of Christ's Commands in this very thing; Be strong in the Power of his might: put on the whole Armour of God,¹ that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the Devil; him resist in the Faith.

1. 1Eph. 6.10, 11. 1 Pet. 5.8.

2. An avoiding of the first suggestions of Satan; if this gliding Serpent can but thrust in his head, he will easily make room for his body; and therefore we must nip, and bruise him in the head; Give no place to the Devil.

3. An objecting of Christ against all his temptations; for example,¹ if Satan tell us that we are miserable sinners; we may answer,² that Christ came into the World to save sinners; and that he was wounded for our transgressions, and broken for our iniquities,— and with his stripes are we healed: If Satan tell us that we are subject to God's wrath; we may answer, that Christ did bear his Fathers wrath, that he might make our peace: If he tells us, that we are subject to the Curse of the Law; we may answer, that Christ hath redeemed us from the Curse of the Law, when he was made a Curse for us: If he tell us, that we are his bondslaves, we may answer, that we were so indeed in times past;