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prince_n	quest_n	tempt_v	tempter_n	45	3	16.2361	5	false

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A21038	Tvvo treatises. The one, of repentance, the other, of Christs temptations. Both penned, by the late faithfull minister of Gods worde, Daniel Dyke, Batchelour in Diuinitie. Published since his death by his brother ID. minister of Gods word	Dyke, Daniel, d. 1614.; Dyke, Jeremiah, 1584-1639.	1616 (1616)	STC 7408; ESTC S100107	213,745	364

Lord might the better know how to pitty and tender and releeue vs with comforts when we are in temptation They pitty vs most in our sicknesses that haue felt the same themselues So Heb. 2. 18. For in that hee suffred and was tempted hee is able to succour them that are tempted And Heb. 4. 15. 16. We haue not an high Priest which cannot bee touched with the feeling of our infirmities but was in all things tempted in like sort yet without sinne Let vs therefore goe boldly vnto the throne of grace that wee may receiue mercy and finde Grace to helpe in the time of neede Quest 5 5. Quest By whom was he tempted By whom Christ was tempted Answ Luke sayes by the deuill Matthew saies by the tempter Quest There are many euill spirits who is this here called the deuill Ans It should seeme to be the prince of them the head of that Apostasie as Matt 25. the Diuell and his Angells Quest 6 6. Quest Why is he called the Deuill Answ The word signifies a slanderer or accuser And he Why the tempter is called the deuill accuseth 1. To God 2. To man 1. To God he accuseth man hence called the accuser of the brethren Reuel 12. And thus he accused Iob Iob. 1. 2. 2. To man He accuses first God himselfe as to our first parents as enuying their felicitie and ouer-hardly dealing with them in their restraint of that fruit and so still he doth in the matter of Reprobation and the commandements of the Law Secondly he accuses or slanders the graces of God he brings an ill name vpon them to discredit them with vs. Thus he slanders zeale to be rashnes iustice to be crueltie wisdome to be craft mercy to be fond softnes humilitie to be basenesse 3. He slanders the seruants of God that they are hot fiery furious factious enemies to Caesar curious proud c. 4. His neighbours and such with whom he hath to deale by suggesting false suspitions and surmises against them 5. His own selfe by inraging his conscience against him Now Sathan especially is an accuser in accusing vs to God and our owne consciences And hee doth this specially 1. after the committing of some grieuous sinne which he tempted vs vnto Before he seemed our friend and put vpon sinne a goodly vizour but now he pluckes it of and vrges vs to desperation 2. In some more grieuous tryall and specially at the houre of death 3. At the day of iudgment Vse 1 1. Vse It being the diuells office to be an accuser or slanderer let vs take heed of doing such ill offices Let the diuell haue his owne office let vs not go about to take it out of his hands 2. Since the deuill is an accuser it must make vs warie ouer our wayes as wee are warie in our worldly estates of the promoter of picke-thankes and tale-bearers He will accuse falsely when there is no cause much more then will he accuse when we giue him cause by our sinnes Howbeit euen here will he be a false accuser and slanderer by making that to be treason which is but petty larceney and sinnes of infirmitie to be the impardonable sin against the Holy Ghost The Fathers doe excellently describe how the deuill at the last day will stand forth at the barre and like an eloquent Tertullus plead against sinners Iudge O righteous Iudge that which is equall Iudge him mine that would be none of thine After his abrenouncing of me all that is mine in baptisme what had he to doe with anger wantonnesse vncleannesse couetousnesse and pride and the rest of my things He would needs be mine He lusted after these things of mine Adiudge him therefore to me as mine c. so Augustine And Cyprian brings him in thus I neuer suffred either blowes on the face or thornes on mine head or scourges on my sides or crosse on my backe I neuer shed my blood for them nor yet did I euer promise them an heauenly kingdome and yet haue they wholly deuoted themselues and all to mee Oh let vs stop the mouth of this so greedy a curre that snatches so eagerly at euery thing And howsoeuer as I said in regard of accusing others wee may not put him out of office yet in accusing of our selues we should Let vs accuse our selues before he come to accuse vs that so he may come too late Doctrin 1 And so much of the name that Luke giues him The diuell The name that Matthew giues him is the Tempter Then came the tempter vnto him See what is the diuells profession and his trade He is The diuells profession and trade is to be a tempter not only an accuser but also a tempter And therefore he doth this last that he may doe the first he therefore playes the tempter that he may play the diuell He tempts vs to no other end but that he might accuse vs. Herevpon the Scripture elsewhere giues him this name 1. Cor. 7. 5. 1. Thess 3. 5. wee see by it whence are our temptations to lust to anger to couetousnes they are but casts of the diuels office they are from him whose profession and occupation is to tempt The more vnwelcom should they be vnto vs and reiected with the greater distaste and dislike Can any good thing come out of Nazaret said Nathanael Ioh 1. 46. but more truely may we say Can any good thing come from hell what euer hee pretend can the deuill intend any good to thee It were argument sufficient against the temptation if it would be remembred that he that tempts is the deuill and as sure as before the sinne we finde him a tempter so sure after the sinne we shall finde him a deuill Againe this shewes whose iourney men they are and of what company they are free that sollicite men to sinne They are free of Sathans trade they are his factours and iourneymen and therefore our Sauiour calls Peter being instrumentall to Sathan Sathan himselfe Matt. 16. 23. Come behinde me Sathan They that will haue his trade shall haue his name too Doctr. 2 2. D. This phrase signifies his assiduitie in his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 trade for it is in the participle of the present tense implying a continuall action as one that is neuer The deuill is very diligent in his tempting out of his worke The deuill is not idle nor lazie at his businesse but as Latimer speakes of him he is the onely diligent Bishop in his Diocesse for 1. There is no person whom he tempts not Indeed 1 He tempts all persons the deuils are many there was a whole legion in one man and yet though so many yet in such a multitude of men as are in the world one would thinke some might escape his assaults yet such is his diligence and so bestirres he himselfe that not a day passes ouer our heads wherein any of vs escape his frequent assaults 2. There is no place