Of Communion with God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost

1. By keeping the soul, which is liable to temptation and exposed to it, in a strong habitual bent, against that sin that he §. 17 is obnoxious to the assaults of. So it was in the case of Joseph: Christ knew that Josephs great trial, and that whereon if he had been conquered he had been undone, would lye upon the hand of his Mistress tempting him to lewdness; whereupon he kept his heart in a steady frame against that sin: as his Answer without the least deliberation argues Gen. 39. 9. In other things ⟨p. 162⟩wherein he was not so deeply concerned, Joseph's heart was not so fortified by habitual grace; as it appears by his swearing by the ^*life of Pharaoh. This is one way whereby Christ gives suitable help to his, in tenderness and compassion. The Saints in the course of their lives, by the Company, Society, business they are cast upon, are liable and exposed to Temptations, great and violent; some in one kind some in another. Herein is Christ exceedingly kind and tender to them in fortifying their hearts with abundance of Grace, as to that sin unto temptations whereunto they are most exposed; When perhaps in other things they are very weak and are often surprised.

1. By keeping the soule, which is lyable to temptation and exposed to it, in a strong habituall bent, against that sin that he §. 17 is obnoxious to the assaults of. So it was in the case of Joseph: Christ knew that Josephs great triall, and that whereon if he had been conquared he had been undone, would lye upon the hand of his Mistresse tempting him to lewdnesse; whereupon he kept his heart in a steddy frame against that sinne: as his Answer without the least deliberation argues Gen. 39. 9. In other things ⟨p. 162⟩wherein he was not so deeply concerned, Jesephs heart was not so fortifyed by habituall grace; as it appeares by his swearing by the ^*life of Pharaoh. This is one way whereby Christ gives suitable helpe to his, in tendernesse and compassion. The Saints in the course of their lives, by the Company, Society, businesse they are cast upon, are liable and exposed to Temptations, great and violent; some in one kind some in another. Herein is Christ exceedingly kind and tender to them in fortifying their hearts with abundance of Grace, as to that sinne unto temptations whereunto they are most exposed; When perhaps in other things they are very weake and are often surprized.