at the formidable example of the heavy Wrath of God, that should teach you Fear and Terrour? But 'tis natural to the Flesh to speak (either out of malice or ignorance) perverfly of the Work of God. 3. Let none be afraid of this Goliah, let no Man's heart faint because of him. A fear of caution and diligence to avoid his Snares, is a neceffary Duty, (Be fober, be vigilant, because your adverfary the Devil, &c.) but a difcouraging diftruftful Fear, is a difhonourable reflection upon God's Power and Promises to help us, and upon the Captain of our Salvation, who goeth out before us: Let us hold on in the practice of Holinefs, and not be afraid. The God of Peace fhall tread down Satan under our feet fhortly. Amen. OR, A TREATISE O F Satans Temptations. The Third Part. CONTAINING An Account of the Combate betwixt Chrift and Satan, in Matth. 4. Wherein the deep Subtilty of Satan, in managing those Temptations, is laid open, as the grand Inftance of the Sum of his Policy in all his Affaults upon Men; Leading to a confideration of many Temptations in particular, and of special directions for Resistance. By R. Gilpin.M.D. Heb. 4. 15. He was Tempted in all points like as we are, yet without Sin. London, Frinted by J. D. for Richard Randel, and Peter Maplifden, Bookfellers in New-Caffle upon Tine, 1677. Then was Jefus led up of the Spirit into the Wilderness, to be tempted of the Devil. CHAP. I. The First circumftance of the Combate. The time when it happened. The two Solemn Seasons of Temptation. The Reasons thereof. Shall here confider the great Temptation which it pleased our Lord Chrift to fubmit unto, as a' moft famous Inftance for confirmation, and illuftration of the Doctrine of Temptations alrea dy handled. The first Verfe fets down several remarkable circumftances of this Combate; all of them mat ter of weight and worth. As First, The Time when this fell out; not as a loose and accidental Emergency, but as particularly made choice of both by God and Satan, being moft fit,and proper for the defign which each of them were carrying on. This is exprefly noted in Mat.4.1. Then was Jefus led up: but more fully in Mark 1. 12. Immediately the Spirit driveth him into the Wilderness; Manifeftly directing us to expect fomething worthy of our Obfervation in that circumftance: Nei A 2 ther |