The soul's communion with her savior. Or, The history of our Lord Jesus Christ, written by the four evangelists digested into devotional meditations. The first part.

§. 6.

My B. Redeemer, when the* 1.1 Devil had ended all the Tem∣tation, [ 13] thy Constancy having

rather baffled his Attemt than abated his Malice, he departed from thee for a Season; and no sooner did the Devil leav thee, but behold Angels came and 〈◊〉〈◊〉* 1.2 unto thee: [ 11]

I prais and magnify thy Name,

For this glorious Issu of thy Conflict with our Arch-enemy, and for the grand Encoragement thou hereby givest us to perse∣vere unto the end, having thus made that inspired Advice an ex∣perimental Truth, Resist the De∣vil and he wil flee from you. Lord, whensoever thy Grace hath suc∣cesfully armed me against the fiery Darts of the Wicked One, so that he retires with Disappoint∣ment; let me not grow secure as one ignorant of his Devices, but be the more cautious in expecta∣tion of his speedy Return, and vi∣gilant in preparing to frustrat

his next Assault; for, if when he lost the day, he did not quit the field without thoughts of rallying his shatter'd Forces a∣gainst the Captain of our Salva∣tion, What shal deterr him from re-attacquing such pusillanimous Soldiers as we are? And, as we hav all the Reason imaginabl to stand upon our Guard in respect of the danger we are in, so we hav no small Encoragement to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 our selvs like Men in regard of the Recompence attending it; for, as soon as we can get rid of the Temter's Sollicitations, we shal be refreshed with the conso∣latory presence of the Holy An∣gels, the Operations of Grace herein conforming to the Laws of Nature which admit of no Vacuity.

Notes

• * 1.1

  S. Luke 4.
• * 1.2

  S. Mat. 4.