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A Divine Cordial
A divine cordial, or, The transcendent privilege of those that love God and are savingly called published by Thomas Watson ...A divine cordial, or, The transcendent priviledge of those that love God and are savingly called published by Thomas Watson ...
London: printed for Tho. Parkhurst, 1663
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.
SECTION II. Showing that the evil of Temptation works for good to the Godly.
SECTION II. Shewing that the evil of Temptation works for good to the Godly.
2. The evil of Temptation works for good. Satan is called [Greek or Hebrew], the Tempter, Mark. 4.3. He is ever lying in ambush, stat in procinctu Diabolus; he is continually at work with one Saint or other*. The Devil hath his Circuit, or Diocese, that he walks every day; he is not yet fully cast into prison, but like a prisoner that goes under Bail, he walks about to tempt the Saints. This is a great molestation to a child of God; as it is a trouble to a Virgin to have her chastity daily assaulted. Now concerning Satan's ⟨p. 35⟩Temptations, there are three things to be considered: 1. His Method in tempting. 2. The Extent of his Power. 3. That these Temptations work for good.
2. THe evil of Temptation works for good. Satan is called 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, the Tempter, Mark. 4.3. He is ever lying in ambush, stat in procinctu Diabolus; he is continually at work with one Saint or other*. The Devil hath his Circuit, or Diocess, that he walks every day; he is not yet fully cast into prison, but like a prisoner that goes under Bail, he walks about to tempt the Saints. This is a great molestation to a child of God; as it is a trouble to a Virgin to have her chastity daily assaulted. Now concerning Satans ⟨p. 35⟩