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A practical exposition of the Lord's-Prayer
A practical exposition of the Lord's-Prayer by ... Thomas Manton.
London: printed by J.D., 1684
AN EXPOSITION OF THE Lord's-Prayer. › And lead us not into Temptation.
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.
II. Having opened the Nature of Temptations, I come now to give the Reasons why this is so usual an Evil we encounter with in the World, Temptation.
1. God permits it for his own Glory, to discover the Power, the Freeness and Riches of his Grace, that Men may be driven the more earnestly to sue out their Peace in the Name of Jesus Christ. Luther propounds this Reason; Tho Man be prone to sin of himself, of his own accord, yet God suffers the Tempter to be in the World, because Man is backward to seek Mercy and Grace by Christ; and therefore God ⟨p. 436⟩urgeth him with sore Temptations. Certainly this Reason was given by him not amiss. You know, when Paul felt those Paroxysms, and sad Counter-buffs in his own Spirit, this makes him bless God for Jesus Christ. Rom. 7. 25. But thanks be to God, through Jesus Christ our Lord: It makes him reflect upon the Grace of God in Christ. We keep off from the Throne of Grace, till Temptations drive us thither. As when the Sheep wander, the Shepherd lets loose his Dog upon them; not to worry them, but to bring them back to the Fold again: so God lets loose Satan to drive us to himself.
1. God permits it for his own Glory, to discover the Power, the Freeness and Riches of his Grace, that Men may be driven the more earnestly to sue out their Peace in the Name of Jesus Christ. Luther propounds this Reason; Tho Man be prone to sin of himself, of his own accord, yet God suffers the Tempter to be in the World, because Man is backward to seek Mercy and Grace by Christ; and therefore God ⟨p. 436⟩urgeth him with sore Temptations. Certainly this Reason was given by him not amiss. You know, when Paul felt those Paroxisms, and sad Counter-buffs in his own Spirit, this makes him bless God for Jesus Christ. Rom. 7. 25. But thanks be to God, through Iesus Christ our Lord: It makes him reflect upon the Grace of God in Christ. We keep off from the Throne of Grace, till Temptations drive us thither. As when the Sheep wander, the Shepherd lets loose his Dog upon them; not to worry them, but to bring them back to the Fold again: so God lets loose Satan to drive us to himself.