Three heavenly treatises, concerning Christ [brace] 1. His genealogie, 2. His baptisme, 3. His combat with Sathan : together vvith deuout meditations, for Christian consolation and instruction / by Mr. William Cowper ...
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Three heavenly treatises, concerning Christ [brace] 1. His genealogie, 2. His baptisme, 3. His combat with Sathan : together vvith deuout meditations, for Christian consolation and instruction / by Mr. William Cowper ...
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Cowper, William, 1568-1619.
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London :: Printed by T.S. for Iohn Budge, and are to be sold at his shops, at the great South doore of Paules, and at Brittaines Bursse ...,
1612.
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Jesus Christ -- Temptation.
Jesus Christ -- Genealogy.
Jesus Christ -- Baptism.
Meditations.
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Thou shalt not tempt.
THe summe of our Lords an∣swere
is;* 1.1 As for the truth of
that oracle alledged by thee, I
doubt nothing of it, so long as
his Children keepe his wayes
they are sure of his Fatherly pro∣tection:
now that this is not the
way of God, to neglect the ordi∣nary
meanes appointed by God,
that is but a tempting of God,
expressely forbidden in the word
of God.
As for the forbidden tempting
of God,* 1.2 men fall into it many
manner of wayes; sometime they
[ 1] tempt him in his prouidence,* 1.3 as
Israel did in the Wildernesse,
limiting the holy one. Sometime [ 2]
they tempt him in his mercy,* 1.4 as
they who cast themselues into vn∣necessary
dangers, vnder hope
that God will deliuer them.* 1.5 And [ 3]
somtime they tempt him in his Iu∣stice,
walking without repentance
in their sinnes, and yet thinke God
will not punish them.* 1.6 But most [ 4]
commonly they tempt him by
neglecting the ordinarie meanes
which God hath appointed to do
good eyther to their bodies or
soules, as at this day many carnall
professors doe, who contemning
the Exercises of the Word and
Prayer, do notwithstanding vainly
conceit, that they shall be saued:
as if now the Lord saued men by
miracles, as hee did that male∣factor
on the Crosse, and not by
the ordinarie meanes appointed
by himselfe.
Notes
* 1.1
The summe of our Saui∣ours an∣swere to this temp∣tation.