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our_o own_o concupiscence_n within_o us._n tale_n quip_n est_fw-la vitium_fw-la malignitatis_fw-la 7._o ut_fw-la a_o nullo_fw-la impulsa_fw-la plerunque_fw-la seize_v ipsa_fw-la praecipitet_fw-la for_o such_o be_v the_o corruption_n of_o our_o wicked_a nature_n say_v chrysostome_n that_o although_o it_o be_v not_o move_v or_o enforce_v by_o any_o other_o yet_o it_o run_v headlong_o into_o sin_n thus_o we_o be_v like_a unto_o a_o besiege_a city_n that_o not_o only_o have_v strong_a enemy_n without_o pursue_v it_o but_o in_o like_a manner_n false_a traitor_n within_o to_o betray_v it_o now_o have_v we_o see_v how_o the_o temptation_n of_o christ_n jesus_n do_v differ_v from_o adam_n and_o we_o the_o other_o thing_n in_o this_o circumstance_n that_o come_v to_o be_v consider_v temp_n be_v the_o end_n for_o which_o our_o lord_n humble_v himself_o to_o be_v tempt_v of_o satan_n and_o those_o we_o shall_v see_v do_v most_o of_o all_o respect_n we_o as_o for_o our_o cause_n he_o be_v in_o carnate_a so_o for_o our_o cause_n he_o be_v tempt_v all_o that_o he_o suffer_v in_o our_o nature_n be_v medicine_n to_o cure_v the_o infirmity_n of_o our_o nature_n first_o manner_n than_o he_o be_v content_a to_o be_v tempt_v by_o our_o enemy_n that_o he_o may_v overcome_v our_o enemy_n and_o that_o in_o so_o just_a and_o lawful_a a_o manner_n as_o against_o which_o the_o enemy_n can_v have_v no_o exception_n for_o in_o man_n nature_n he_o encounter_v with_o he_o in_o a_o place_n convenient_a for_o sathanin_n a_o state_n and_o condition_n most_o subject_a to_o temptation_n want_v all_o necessary_n for_o refreshment_n of_o his_o body_n and_o have_v none_o to_o comfort_v he_o and_o no_o doubt_n it_o do_v wonderful_o astonish_v and_o confound_v that_o evil_a one_o that_o have_v overcome_v so_o many_o since_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n now_o he_o encounter_v with_o a_o man_n over_o who_o he_o have_v so_o many_o apparent_a vantage_n and_o against_o who_o he_o assay_v all_o his_o temptation_n yet_o can_v he_o not_o any_o way_n fasten_v his_o sting_n in_o he_o second_o salvation_n to_o let_v we_o see_v what_o a_o spiteful_a enemy_n of_o man_n salvation_n satan_n be_v for_o the_o hatred_n he_o bear_v to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n he_o hate_v man_n make_v to_o the_o image_n of_o god_n and_o do_v all_o that_o he_o can_v to_o hinder_v his_o salvation_n non_fw-la enim_fw-la vult_fw-la ut_fw-la ibi_fw-la simus_fw-la 38._o unde_fw-la ipse_fw-la deiectus_fw-la est_fw-la for_o he_o can_v not_o abide_v that_o man_n shall_v be_v exalt_v to_o that_o place_n from_o which_o for_o his_o sin_n he_o be_v deject_a if_o we_o can_v apprehend_v this_o and_o take_v it_o to_o heart_n what_o a_o deadly_a enemy_n satan_n be_v unto_o we_o and_o for_o what_o cause_n it_o will_v encourage_v we_o to_o make_v strong_a resistance_n to_o he_o then_o we_o do_v three_o satan_n he_o undergo_v this_o temptation_n to_o teach_v we_o his_o servant_n and_o soldier_n how_o to_o encounter_v with_o he_o 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