A57963:573
Christ Dying and Drawing Sinners to Himself
Christ dying and drawing sinners to himself, or, A survey of our Saviour in his soul-suffering, his loveliness in his death, and the efficacy thereof in which some cases of soul-trouble in week believers ... are opened ... delivered in sermons on the Evangel according to S. John Chap. XII, vers. 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 ... / by Samuel Rutherford.Christ dying and drawing sinners to himself, or, A survey of our Saviour in his soule-suffering, his lovelynesse in his death, and the efficacie thereof in which some cases of soule-trouble in weeke beleevers ... are opened ... delivered in sermons on the Evangel according to S. John Chap. XII, vers. 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 ... / by Samuel Rutherford.
London: printed by J.D. for Andrew Crooke, 1647
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3. The temptation works upon both, the inward and outward man; on senses, fancy, mind, inclination, will, and affection, but hath a special design at the soul.
3. The temptation works upon both, the inward and outward man; on senses, fancie, minde, inclination, will, and affection, but hath a speciall designe at the soule.
4. By the temptation any is, or may be moved to sin; for all tempted, are not actually induced to sin. Christ was really ⟨p. 207⟩tempted of the Devil, but was never induced to sin. Satan shot his arrows at Job for nothing; he lost his labour in seeking the failing, and drinking up of Peters faith. Therefore to be tempted of the Devil, or the World, is not a sin.
4. By the temptation any is, or may be moved to sinne; for all tempted, are not actually induced to sinne. Christ was really ⟨p. 207⟩tempted of the Devill, but was never induced to sinne. Satan shot his arrowes at Job for nothing; he lost his labour in seeking the failing, and drinking up of Peters faith. Therefore to be tempted of the Devill, or the World, is not a sinne.
5. The temptation worketh under the colour of good. The first Printing iron and Master sampler of tempting,1 hath this Character of apparent good.