CXLV expository sermons upon the whole 17th chapter of the Gospel according to St.…

2. As pardon of sin so power against sin under the urgent and important temptations thereunto; Oh this is of admirable concernment, That when thou art even eating poison, when thou art within the hot flames of sin, yet to be preserved; This is so great a matter that we are taught constantly to pray that we may not be led into temptation; What sad bruises and wounds have the godly got to themselves in a temptation; Thou little knowest what thou mayest be ⟨p. 230⟩and do, even the most abominable things that are if left to a Temptation; Now this is a special thing in Christs prayer to have present help of grace in such a strait: Thus v. 15. I pray that thou shouldst keep them from the evil of the world; Not to be taken out of the world but to be preserved from the sinfulness of it; and thus for Peter, Christ saith, Satan had a desire to winnow him, but he prayed that his faith might not fail, Luk. 22.32. Had not the fruit of this prayer intervened Peter and Judas might have been both alike: Oh then the tender godly man that is obnoxious to over-whelming fears, if such and such temptations should befall him, he should be undone that saith one time or other this or that affliction will break him; Let such consider that it's not their strength but Christs prayer is their support, he that prayed Peters faith might not fail hath done the like for thee.

2. As pardon of sinne so power against sinne under the urgent and important temptations thereunto; Oh this is of admirable concernment, That when thou art even eating poison, when thou art within the hot flames of sinne, yet to be preserved; This is so great a matter that we are taught constantly to pray that we may not be led into temptation; What sad bruises and wounds have the godly got to themselves in a temptation; Thou little knowest what thou maist be ⟨p. 230⟩and do, even the most abominable things that are if left to a Temptation; Now this is a special thing in Christs praier to have present help of grace in such a streight: Thus v. 15. I pray that thou shouldst keep them from the evil of the world; Not to be taken out of the world but to be preserved from the sinfulnesse of it; and thus for Peter, Christ saith, Satan had a desire to winnow him, but he praied that his faith might not fail,