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

A right walking with God in Temptations, is an eminent practical point of Religion: it renders a man to be a true follower of Jesus Christ, and very acceptable unto him. His Disciples who continued with him in his Temptations, he ⟨p. 64⟩rewards them with a Kingdom; a Kingdom of Grace in this Life, and a Kingdom of Glory in the life to come. 2 Cor. 4.17.18. Our light and short afflictions, trials, temptations, do work for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. It is unworthy a Believer, a Disciple of Jesus Christ, to shrink from, or sink under Temptations. It is the wisdom of a Christian to arm and prepare for Tribulations in this world, because the appointed way to heaven is through many tribulations, Act. 14.23. in this point we must be followers of Christ as dear children. Jesus Christ hath provided for his Saints complete Arms, even the whole Armour of God, and weapons of war that are mighty through God, none of our Enemies are able to stand before them, the Devil himself will fly from that Christian that is expert to use and improve the Sword of the Spirit, the Word of God. T mptation is Gods School wherein he doth train up his Children to prepare and sit them for Service on Earth, and for glory in heaven. when Jesus Christ himself was entering upon his public Ministry, he began in the School of Temptations, he began also with fasting and prayer, he exercised these preparatories together, and come forth of the School eminently filled with the Spirit, yea, he was filled with the Spirit when he entered into this School, Luk. 4.1. and Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost, returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wildern ss. The Spirit of God doth attend and assist such as are in Temptations, and doth furnish them unto such Services and sufferings as the Lord shall please to call them unto. Temptations are Gods usual preparatories of his Children for great services, when God was about to call up Abraham to be a Father of the faithful, a Corner stone, (in subordination to Jesus Christ) of that Church in which Jesus Christ came into the world, and to be a Father in the holy line of the promised Seed, we may see that God prepared him for these great services, by great Temptations and trials.