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least_o they_o may_v be_v all_o reduce_v that_o so_o in_o they_o we_o may_v be_v instruct_v and_o enable_v to_o overcome_v in_o all_o by_o his_o example_n &_o help_n as_o we_o shall_v see_v the_o chapter_n follow_v the_o temptation_n which_o the_o devil_n do_v seeketo_o put_v upon_o our_o lord_n jesus_n be_v declare_v and_o open_v chap._n 25._o the_o first_o 4._o first_o the_o 2._o temptation_n be_v delight_n or_o pleasure_n matt._n 4._o luc._n 4._o be_v a_o temptation_n of_o delight_n or_o pleasure_n where_o the_o devil_n move_v our_o lord_n by_o occasion_n of_o that_o cause_n of_o hngar_n wherein_o he_o find_v he_o to_o turn_v stone_n into_o bread_n if_o it_o be_v true_a that_o indeed_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n but_o our_o lord_n who_o know_v that_o the_o fiend_n of_o hell_n will_v reap_v no_o profit_n by_o the_o manifestation_n of_o his_o divinity_n for_o as_o much_o as_o he_o be_v confirm_v for_o all_o eternity_n in_o malice_n upon_o his_o first_o fall_n from_o grace_n will_v not_o work_v that_o miracle_n to_o no_o purpose_n and_o especial_o at_o the_o discretion_n of_o the_o devil_n or_o rather_o he_o will_v not_o through_o his_o dear_a and_o tender_a love_n to_o we_o work_v a_o miracle_n whereby_o he_o be_v to_o be_v free_v from_o suffer_v the_o pain_n of_o hunger_n which_o he_o feel_v afterward_o for_o our_o sake_n but_o whilst_o he_o fast_v he_o in_o what_o kind_n our_o lord_n be_v feed_v whilst_o he_o be_v fast_v fast_v in_o one_o kind_n he_o be_v feed_v upon_o a_o banquet_n in_o another_o for_o the_o food_n which_o give_v he_o exquisite_a delight_n be_v to_o be_v do_v the_o will_n of_o his_o eternal_a father_n &_o suffer_v for_o the_o deliverance_n and_o good_a of_o man_n and_o from_o corporal_a food_n he_o will_v abstain_v in_o this_o first_o public_a act_n of_o he_o if_o it_o be_v but_o to_o reverse_v that_o misery_n which_o be_v come_v into_o the_o world_n by_o adam_n when_o he_o feed_v with_o inordinate_a appetite_n upon_o the_o forbid_a fruit_n of_o paradise_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n his_o refusal_n to_o make_v bread_n whereby_o he_o may_v have_v be_v feed_v in_o that_o wilderness_n be_v liberal_o reward_v to_o our_o lord_n by_o his_o eternal_a father_n afterward_o even_o in_o the_o same_o very_a kind_n &_o in_o the_o self_n same_o or_o like_a place_n of_o his_o so_o great_a merit_n for_o in_o a_o wilderness_n as_o he_o will_v needs_o suffer_v hunger_n he_o have_v mean_n afterward_o to_o multiply_v a_o few_o loaf_n and_o fish_n to_o such_o a_o quantity_n as_o serve_v to_o seed_n and_o oversee_v thousand_o of_o man_n beside_o woman_n and_o child_n to_o show_v that_o as_o according_a to_o that_o divine_a say_n of_o s._n
encourage_v towards_o the_o use_n pennance_n and_o so_o this_o mystery_n of_o the_o temptation_n be_v conclude_v chap._n 26._o but_o although_o our_o lord_n do_v what_o he_o do_v with_o divine_a wisdom_n and_o that_o the_o same_o course_n may_v be_v take_v by_o the_o doctor_n and_o pastor_n of_o his_o church_n to_o answer_v with_o holy_a scripture_n to_o the_o objection_n which_o shall_v be_v bring_v out_o of_o scripture_n either_o by_o the_o devil_n or_o by_o his_o servant_n yet_o this_o course_n be_v not_o so_o safe_a for_o every_o ignorant_a and_o ordinary_a man_n but_o rather_o to_o remit_v himself_o to_o the_o belief_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o holy_a catholic_a church_n or_o at_o least_o to_o the_o judgement_n of_o such_o learned_a priest_n as_o be_v next_o at_o hand_n and_o as_o for_o deal_v with_o the_o devil_n himself_o it_o be_v no_o point_n either_o of_o wit_n or_o grace_n to_o chap_v logic_n with_o he_o and_o we_o see_v that_o luther_n get_v nothing_o by_o he_o out_o of_o the_o argument_n which_o the_o devil_n pretend_v to_o bring_v out_o of_o holy_a scripture_n habitat_fw-la luth._o de_fw-la missa_fw-la angulari_fw-la tom._n 7._o print_v at_o witemberge_n anno_fw-la 1558._o fol._n 228._o &_o 229._o d._n bernser_n 15._o supra_fw-la psalm_n qui_fw-la habitat_fw-la against_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o mass_n for_o hereupon_o do_v luther_n as_o himself_o do_v plain_o confess_v impugn_v and_o detest_v that_o holy_a sacrifice_n beside_o it_o be_v the_o devil_n custom_n as_o it_o be_v also_o of_o his_o disciple_n to_o falsify_v the_o text_n as_o s._n bernard_n note_v he_o to_o have_v do_v in_o this_o very_a place_n for_o it_o say_v not_o that_o the_o angel_n have_v charge_n over_o he_o to_o bear_v he_o up_o that_o he_o may_v not_o knock_v his_o foot_n against_o a_o stone_n but_o that_o they_o may_v keep_v he_o in_o all_o his_o way_n whereupon_o the_o saint_n do_v challenge_v the_o devil_n in_o these_o term_n quid_fw-la malignè_fw-la etc._n etc._n what_o 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allege_v a_o testimony_n out_o of_o scripture_n be_v sure_a thou_o do_v not_o instant_o approve_v in_o thy_o mind_n what_o thou_o hear_v himsay_v but_o first_o consider_v who_o it_o be_v that_o speak_v and_o what_o his_o judgement_n and_o belief_n be_v lest_o else_o he_o may_v counterfeit_v himself_o to_o be_v that_o saint_n which_o he_o be_v not_o and_o least_o be_v infect_v with_o the_o poison_n of_o look_v of_o take_v heed_n of_o heresy_n how_o saintly_o soever_o it_o may_v look_v heresy_n he_o lie_v hide_v like_o some_o wolf_n in_o a_o sheep_n clothing_n yea_o lest_o it_o be_v the_o devil_n who_o speak_v to_o thou_o of_o out_z scripture_n now_o the_o same_o which_o origen_n say_v of_o those_o heretic_n of_o his_o time_n be_v to_o be_v say_v with_o as_o much_o truth_n of_o many_o other_o in_o this_o age_n of_o we_o and_o we_o be_v nether_a to_o believe_v what_o they_o say_v therein_o nor_o yet_o great_o to_o wonder_v at_o their_o boldness_n &_o deceit_n in_o this_o kind_n of_o 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