A treatise of original sin ... proving that it is

Austin's distinction is made use of, that there is a temptation probationis and seductionis, of probation or trial; or of deceiving and enticing to sin. God indeed doth often tempt his people, the former way, not but that he knoweth what is in the heart of every man; but that hereby a godly mans graces may be the more quickened, as also a man have more experimental knowledge of himself. As for the other temptation of seduction; God doth not thus tempt, that is, he doth not incline or entice to sin. It is true, we read the Prophet Jeremiah, saying, O Lord, I am deceived, and thou hast deceived me, Jer. 20. 7. But that is spoken unadvisedly and rashly by the Prophet, who thought, because what he had prophesied, was not as yet fulfilled, and therefore his adversaries derided and scorned him, that therefore it would not at all be fulfilled, and so by consequence, that God had deceived him.

Austin's distinction is made use of, that there is a temptation probationis and seductionis, of probation or tryal; or of deceiving and enticing to sin. God indeed doth often tempt his people, the former way, not but that he knoweth what is in the heart of every man; but that hereby a godly mans graces may be the more quickned, as also a man have more experimental knowledge of himself. As for the other temptation of seduction; God doth not thus tempt, that is, he doth not encline or enrice to sinne. It is true, we read the Prophet Jeremiah, saying, O Lord, I am deceived, and thou hast deceived me, Jer. 20. 7. But that is spoken unadvisedly and rashly by the Prophet, who thought, because what he had prophesied, was not as yet fulfilled, and therefore his adversaries derided and scorned him, that therefore it would not at all be fulfilled, and so by consequence, that God had deceived him.

Secondly, Divines distinguish temptation into external and internal. External are afflictions and troubles, called often so in Scripture, and these temptations are from God. 2. Internal, which do immediately incline to sin, and with these God doth not tempt. Now although the Apostle had in the former part spoken of external temptations, yet now he speaks of internal ones; though some think he continueth his discourse of externals, because these many times draw out hearts to sin; but this ariseth not from God.