Christs temptation and transfiguration practically explained and improved in several sermons /

Two ways then must we defeat the Temptation.

Two wayes then must we defeat the Temptation.

1. Not believing his Promises, that I must be beholding to sin to make me happy. Those that by unlawful means get up to honour and wealth, seem to have accepted the devils offer, they think he is Lord of the world, and all the Kingdoms and the Glory thereof. Do not look upon wealth as the devils gift, as a thing to be gotten by fraud, flattery, corruption, bribery: alas! it is put into bags with holes, Haggai 1. 6. It is called the deceitfulness of riches, Matth. 13. 22. They promise that contentment and happiness, which they cannot give. There is sure dependence on the Lord's, but none on Satan's promises. Young men that are to begin the world, take up this resolution, take what God sendeth, but resolve never to take wealth out of Satan's hands; what God sendeth in the fair way of his Providence by his blessing on your lawful endeavours, Prov. 10. 4. The hand of the diligent ⟨p. 147⟩maketh rich. And Ver. 22. The blessing of the Lord it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it. When you deal righteously, and do not barely heap up treasure to your selves, but seek to grow rich towards God, to subordinate all to heaven, and a better pursuit: otherwise God can find a moth and a thief for your Estates.

1. Not believing his Promises, that I must be beholding to sin to make me happy. Those that by unlawful means get up to honour and wealth, seem to have accepted the devils offer, they think he is Lord of the world, and all the Kingdoms and the Glory thereof. Do not look upon wealth as the devils gift, as a thing to be gotten by fraud, flattery, corruption, bribery: alas! it is put into bags with holes,