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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.
2. Satan observes the fittest time to temp• ⟨p. 36⟩in: As a cunning Angler casts in his Angle when the Fish will bite best. Satan's time of tempting is usually after an Ordinance; and the reason is, because then he thinks he shall find us most secure. When we have been at solemn Duties, we are apt to think all is done, and we grow remiss, and leave off that zeal and strictness as before; just as a Soldier, who after a Battle leaves off his Armour, not once dreaming of an enemy: Now Satan watcheth his time, and when we least suspect, then he throws in a tentation.
2. Satan observes the fittest time to temp• ⟨p. 36⟩in: As a cunning Angler casts in his Angle when the Fish will bite best. Satans time of tempting is usually after an Ordinance; and the reason is, because then he thinks he shall find us most secure. When we have been at solemn Duties, we are apt to think all is done, and we grow remiss, and leave off that zeal and strictness as before; just as a Souldier, who after a Battel leaves off his Armou•, not once dreaming of an enemy: Now Satan watcheth his time, and when we least suspect, then he throws in a tentation.
3. He makes use of near Relations; the Devil tempts by a proxy: Thus he handed over a temptation to Job by his Wife, Job 2.9. Dost thou still retain thy integrity? A Wife in the bosom may be the Devils instrument to tempt •o sin.
3. He makes use of near Relations; the Devil tempts by a proxy: Thus he handed over a temptation to Iob by his Wife,