The harmony of the Gospels in the holy history of the humiliation and sufferings…

A third and fourth sort of Temptations. This Temptation is double, the bait is Worldly riches and glory, to satisfy those spiritual sins of Covetousness, Ambition and Pride, which are the filth and off-spring of mans lost Dominion. Satan presented a sense-ravishing, though but an imaginary glimpse of all the worlds glory. Luk. 4.5. it was done in a moment of time: but he endeavoured to set on as ravishing an impression upon his Fancy as he could, to raise in him a Lust and longing after such another sight, and especially to enjoy that gallant thing which he had seen. We are apt to be taken and ravished with such glimpses, that we are ready to run the greatest hazards in the world to enjoy that object. Men are sometimes so taken and ravished with a glimpse of an object of Lust, as David was: but more frequently and violently with objects (especially if attainable) of Riches, Gain, Profit, Honour, to satisfy Covetousness Ambition, Pride, Worldly greatness: and upon this account, will be hired and allured from the Worship and Service of God, and Communion of Gods people therein: as Lot was, who being ravished with the riches and fertility of the Plains of Sodom, was content, yea chose to part with Abraham's Family, and communion in the worship and service of God there exercised, and to go unto Sodom and to live among them. How often have we seen men enamoured with a good Farm (as they esteemed and fancied it) for the enjoyment of which, they have left the Neighbourhood, and communion of Saints, and of the Church, and gone to live alone in a wilderness, where they are compassed about with their own land and Beasts. Yea such is the power of this Bait, that the hook within will catch and engage them, not only to part from the true worship of God, but to give themselves up to Devil-worship. As Demas forsook Paul and the Gospel, and embraced the present world, to obtain a great Living, to be a Priest in an idol Temple, as Ecclesiastical History informeth us.

A third and fourth sort of Temptations. This Temptation is double, the bait is Worldly riches and glory, to satisfye those spiritual sins of Covetousness, Ambition and Pride, which are the filth and off-spring of mans lost Dominion. Satan presented a sense-ravishing, though but an imaginary glimpse of all the worlds glory. Luk. 4.5. it was done in a moment of time: but he endeavoured to set on as ravishing an impression upon his Phancy as he could, to raise in him a Lust and longing after such another sight, and especially to enjoy that gallant thing which he had seen. We are apt to be taken and ravished with such glimpses, that we are ready to run the greatest hazzards in the world to enjoy that object. Men are sometimes so taken and ravished with a glimpse of an object of Lust, as David was: but more frequently and violently with objects (especially if attainable) of Riches, Gain, Profit, Honour, to satisfie Covetousness Ambition, Pride, Worldly greatness: and upon this account, will be hired and allured from the Worship and Service of God, and Communion of Gods people therein: as Lot was, who being ravished with the riches and fertility of the Plains of Sodom, was content, yea chose to part with Abrahams Family, and communion in the worship and service of God there exercised, and to goe unto Sodom and to live among them. How often have we seen men enamoured with a good Farm (as they esteemed and fancied it) for the enjoyment of which, they have left the Neighbourhood, and communion of Saints, and of the Church, and gone to live alone in a wilderness, where they are compassed about with their own land and Beasts. Yea such is the power of this Bait, that the hook within will catch and engage them, not only to part from the true worship of God, but to give themselves up to Devil-worship. As Demas forsook Paul and the Gospel, and imbraced the present world, to obtain a great Living, to be a Priest in an idol Temple, as Ecclesiastical History informeth us.