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Invisibles, realities, demonstrated in the holy life and triumphant death of Mr. John Janeway,…
Invisibles, realities, demonstrated in the holy life and triumphant death of Mr. John Janeway, Fellow of King's College in Cambridge. By James Janeway, Minister of the GospelInvisibles, realities, demonstrated in the holy life and triumphant death of Mr. John Janeway, Fellow of King's Collegde in Cambridge. By James Janeway, Minister of the Gospel
London: printed for Tho. Parkhurst, 1674
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
His Temptations from Satan.
Thus, you have a taste of his Spirit, and may perceive, what it was that he had his heart most set upon; and what kept his graces in such vigour and activity; and how desirous he was ⟨p. 46⟩that others should be sharers with him in this mercy: Yet, for all this, he had his gloomy days, and the Sun was sometimes overcast, his sweets were sometimes embittered with dreadful, and horrid temptations. The Devil shot his poisonous arrows at him; yet, through the Captain of his salvation, he came more than a conqueror, out of the field. He was, with Paul, many times lifted up into the third Heavens, and saw and heard things unutterable: but, lest he should be exalted above measure, there was a Messenger of Satan sent to buffet him.
THus, you have a tast of his Spirit, and may perceive, what it was that he had his heart most set upon; and what kept his graces in such vigor and activity; and how desirous he was ⟨p. 46⟩that others should be sharers with him in this mercy: Yet, for all this, he had his gloomy days, and the Sun was sometimes overcast, his sweets were sometimes imbittered with dreadful, and horrid temptations. The Devil shot his poisonous arrows at him; yet, through the Captain of his salvation, he came more than a conqueror, out of the field. He was, with Paul, many times lifted up into the third Heavens, and saw and heard things unutterable: but, lest he should be exalted above measure, there was a Messenger of Satan sent to buffet him.
It would make a Christians heart even ache to hear and read what strange temptations this gracious soul was exercised with. But he was well armed for such a conflict, having on the shield of faith whereby he quenched the fiery darts of that Wicked-One: yet, this fight cost him the sweating of his very body for agonies of spirit; and tears and strong cries to Heaven, for fresh help. As for himself, he was wont to take an arrow out of Gods quiver, and discharge it by faith and prayer, for the discomfiture of his violent enemy, who at last was fain to fly.