our_o soul_n whereby_o we_o be_v tempt_v and_o stir_v up_o to_o evil_a the_o world_n be_v say_v to_o tempt_v in_o respect_n of_o man_n in_o the_o world_n or_o worldly_a thing_n man_n tempt_v either_o by_o word_n counsel_v allure_a incense_a and_o provoke_v to_o sin_n or_o by_o deed_n and_o example_n worldly_n thing_n whereby_o man_n be_v tempt_v be_v either_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o world_n draw_v to_o evil_n or_o the_o terror_n of_o the_o world_n withdraw_v from_o good_a the_o devil_n tempt_v either_o immediate_o by_o cast_v bad_a motion_n as_o it_o be_v fiery_a dart_n into_o man_n heart_n 6.16_o which_o be_v call_v his_o suggestion_n or_o mediate_o by_o mean_n use_v either_o as_o his_o instrument_n sometime_o the_o flesh_n that_o be_v our_o own_o corruption_n which_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o devil_n bawd_n prostitute_v the_o soul_n to_o his_o temptation_n or_o the_o mediation_n of_o other_o man_n sometime_o friend_n sometime_o foe_n who_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o devil_n broker_n 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leave_v ezechias_n when_o the_o ambassador_n of_o babylon_n come_v unto_o he_o that_o he_o may_v tempt_v that_o be_v prove_v he_o and_o know_v that_o be_v make_v know_v all_o that_o be_v in_o his_o heart_n 2._o chro._n 32.31_o the_o like_a may_v be_v say_v of_o david_n and_o peter_n when_o they_o fall_v three_o the_o lord_n sometime_o deliver_v man_n over_o to_o the_o devil_n as_o his_o executioner_n or_o to_o their_o own_o lust_n not_o only_o to_o be_v tempt_v but_o to_o be_v overcome_v and_o to_o be_v carry_v headlong_o into_o sin_n as_o a_o just_a punishment_n of_o their_o former_a sin_n for_o howsoever_o man_n thus_o give_v over_o do_v as_o it_o be_v take_v a_o felicity_n in_o sin_v yet_o of_o all_o punishment_n that_o can_v befall_v a_o man_n in_o this_o life_n 1.24.26.28_o this_o be_v the_o most_o dreadful_a judgement_n in_o this_o sense_n therefore_o god_n be_v say_v to_o lead_v man_n into_o temptation_n as_o also_o to_o harden_v man_n heart_n not_o that_o he_o tempt_v that_o be_v provoke_v any_o to_o sin_n or_o infuse_v sin_n into_o they_o nor_o that_o he_o harden_v that_o be_v of_o soft_a make_v hard_a but_o that_o they_o be_v hard_a and_o in_o the_o slavery_n of_o sin_n and_o satan_n already_o he_o give_v they_o over_o for_o a_o just_a punishment_n of_o their_o former_a sin_n further_o to_o be_v harden_v and_o enthrall_v which_o hardness_n and_o thraldom_n they_o further_o gather_v to_o themselves_o willing_o harden_v their_o own_o heart_n 15.32_o and_o commit_v sin_n with_o greediness_n 4.19_o it_o can_v therefore_o be_v prove_v that_o god_n tempt_v any_o and_o yet_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o that_o in_o all_o temptation_n he_o have_v a_o stroke_n for_o this_o be_v a_o certain_a truth_n that_o nothing_o can_v happen_v inscio_fw-la aut_fw-la invito_fw-la deo_fw-la without_o god_n knowledge_n or_o against_o his_o will_n for_o his_o knowledge_n be_v omniscient_a and_o nothing_o can_v escape_v it_o his_o will_n be_v omnipotent_a and_o nothing_o can_v resist_v it_o the_o devil_n therefore_o can_v tempt_v a_o man_n unless_o god_n will_v have_v he_o tempt_v nor_o foil_n he_o unless_o god_n will_v have_v he_o foil_v nor_o vanquish_v he_o unless_o god_n will_v have_v he_o vanquish_v and_o although_o the_o devil_n in_o tempt_v and_o the_o man_n which_o yield_v to_o the_o temptation_n do_v both_o sin_n yet_o by_o their_o sin_n the_o lord_n bring_v to_o pass_v his_o own_o good_a work_n as_o for_o example_n the_o chastisement_n trial_n or_o amendment_n of_o his_o servant_n or_o the_o just_a punishment_n of_o the_o wicked_a and_o howsoever_o the_o devil_n and_o wicked_a man_n in_o respect_n of_o their_o will_n and_o endeavour_v rebellious_o oppose_v themselves_o against_o the_o will_n of_o god_n yet_o the_o event_n be_v no_o other_o than_o god_n have_v appoint_v god_n in_o his_o infinite_a wisdom_n and_o almighty_a providence_n so_o overrule_a the_o action_n of_o all_o his_o creature_n that_o when_o they_o think_v nothing_o less_o than_o to_o do_v the_o will_n of_o god_n they_o become_v his_o instrument_n unwitting_o for_o the_o effect_n of_o his_o design_n as_o august_n say_v ad_fw-la laurent_n cap._n 100_o hoc_fw-la quip_n ipso_fw-la quod_fw-la contra_fw-la dei_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la fecerunt_fw-la de_fw-la ipsis_fw-la facta_fw-la est_fw-la voluntas_fw-la dei_fw-la but_o we_o must_v distinguish_v betwixt_o the_o evil_a work_n of_o the_o bad_a instrument_n and_o the_o good_a work_n of_o god_n which_o by_o the_o evil_a instrument_n he_o bring_v well_o to_o pass_v which_o be_v never_o the_o worse_o for_o the_o bad_a instrument_n as_o it_o be_v never_o the_o better_a for_o the_o good_a as_o for_o example_n when_o a_o malefactor_n who_o the_o magistrate_n perhaps_o suffer_v to_o go_v unpunished_a fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o thief_n and_o be_v murder_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n upon_o he_o be_v no_o less_o just_a then_o if_o he_o have_v be_v put_v to_o death_n by_o the_o magistrate_n albeit_o the_o instrument_n by_o who_o this_o judgement_n be_v execute_v be_v wicked_a murderer_n thus_o through_o the_o envious_a send_n of_o joseph_n by_o his_o brethren_n who_o therein_o set_v themselves_o against_o the_o will_n of_o god_n reveal_v in_o josephs_n dream_n the_o lord_n in_o mercy_n send_v he_o to_o be_v a_o father_n unto_o pharaoh_n and_o a_o fosterer_n of_o his_o church_n genesis_n 45.7_o and_o 50.20_o by_o the_o filthy_a incest_n shameful_o commit_v by_o absolom_n the_o lord_n just_o punish_v the_o adultery_n of_o david_n 2._o sam._n 12.11.12_o by_o the_o treacherous_a unjust_a envious_a give_v over_o of_o our_o saviour_n to_o death_n by_o judas_n pilate_n and_o the_o priest_n the_o lord_n in_o unspeakable_a mercy_n give_v his_o son_n to_o death_n for_o
we_o act._n 2.23_o and_o 4.28_o so_o by_o the_o wicked_a and_o malition_n temptation_n of_o satan_n who_o therein_o seek_v the_o ruin_n and_o perdition_n of_o the_o faithful_a the_o lord_n further_v their_o salvation_n sometime_o chastise_v they_o for_o their_o amendment_n sometime_o try_v their_o faith_n and_o obedience_n sometime_o exercise_v they_o to_o humility_n and_o mortification_n of_o sin_n always_o so_o onerrul_a the_o malice_n of_o the_o devil_n that_o even_o in_o his_o temptation_n wherein_o he_o intend_v nothing_o but_o their_o harm_n and_o destruction_n he_o become_v maugre_o his_o spite_n the_o instrument_n of_o god_n to_o further_a their_o salvation_n thus_o than_o it_o appear_v that_o god_n tempt_v no_o man_n unto_o evil_n and_o that_o howsoever_o the_o lord_n have_v a_o hand_n in_o all_o temptation_n which_o be_v unto_o evil_n yet_o he_o work_v no_o evil_a but_o use_v order_v and_o dispose_v they_o unto_o good_a and_o so_o overrule_v all_o his_o creature_n that_o when_o they_o intend_v and_o do_v evil_a to_o their_o own_o damnation_n they_o be_v the_o instrument_n of_o god_n to_o advance_v his_o glory_n and_o further_o the_o salvation_n of_o the_o elect_a the_o which_o doctrine_n as_o it_o minister_v singular_a comfort_n to_o the_o faithful_a unto_o who_o good_a all_o thing_n even_o the_o temptation_n of_o satan_n do_v work_n together_o rom._n 8.28_o so_o it_o serve_v to_o discover_v the_o devilish_a malice_n of_o the_o papist_n &_o namely_o of_o the_o shameless_a author_n of_o the_o twelve_o article_n who_o be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o publish_v in_o print_n that_o we_o not_o only_o make_v god_n the_o author_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v blasphemous_a but_o the_o only_a cause_n of_o sin_n and_o that_o which_o the_o devil_n will_v have_v be_v ashamed_a to_o utter_v in_o his_o own_o person_n that_o we_o make_v god_n worse_o they_o the_o devil_n articl_n 10._o but_o i_o conclude_v this_o point_n with_o fulgentius_n ad_fw-la monimum_fw-la lib._n 1._o pag._n 57_o deus_fw-la itaque_fw-la licet_fw-la author_n non_fw-la sit_fw-la malarum_fw-la cogitationum_fw-la ordinator_fw-la est_fw-la tamen_fw-la malarum_fw-la voluntatum_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr malo_fw-la opere_fw-la cuiuslibet_fw-la mali_fw-la non_fw-la desinit_fw-la ipse_fw-la bonum_fw-la operari_fw-la that_o be_v god_n therefore_o although_o he_o be_v not_o the_o author_n of_o evil_a thought_n yet_o he_o be_v a_o orderer_n or_o disposer_n of_o bad_a will_n and_o by_o the_o bad_a work_n of_o every_o wicked_a one_o he_o cease_v not_o to_o effect_v that_o which_o be_v good_a hitherto_o we_o have_v speak_v of_o the_o former_a kind_n of_o temptation_n which_o be_v provocation_n to_o evil_a in_o which_o sense_n god_n tempt_v no_o man_n the_o other_o kind_n be_v probation_n or_o trial_n in_o which_o sense_n god_n in_o diverse_a place_n of_o the_o scripture_n be_v say_v to_o tempt_v that_o be_v to_o try_v or_o to_o prove_v man_n and_o that_o diverse_o as_o we_o shall_v hear_v anon_o but_o it_o will_v be_v say_v that_o tentare_fw-la to_o tempt_v or_o try_v a_o man_n be_v to_o take_v a_o experiment_n of_o he_o that_o be_v try_v presuppose_v in_o he_o that_o tempt_v either_o ignorance_n or_o doubt_v at_o the_o least_o the_o former_a whereof_o be_v a_o privation_n or_o absence_n the_o latter_a a_o defect_n and_o want_n of_o knowledge_n but_o neither_o be_v incident_a to_o the_o alknowing_a god_n who_o with_o one_o eternal_a view_n or_o act_v of_o understanding_n do_v at_o once_o perfect_o and_o distinct_o know_v all_o thing_n that_o have_v be_v be_v or_o shall_v be_v it_o may_v therefore_o be_v demand_v in_o the_o next_o place_n in_o what_o sense_n god_n be_v say_v who_o know_v all_o man_n better_o than_o themselves_o to_o tempt_v or_o prove_v they_o i_o answer_v that_o tempt_v or_o prove_v do_v not_o always_o presuppose_v ignorance_n or_o doubt_v in_o he_o that_o tempt_v for_o there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o tempt_a or_o prove_v the_o one_o when_o a_o man_n tempt_v to_o take_v a_o experiment_n of_o that_o which_o he_o know_v not_o or_o doubt_v of_o as_o when_o a_o master_n try_v the_o fidelity_n of_o his_o servant_n or_o one_o friend_n the_o good_a will_n of_o another_o whereof_o he_o be_v not_o sufficient_o persuade_v the_o other_o when_o one_o tempt_v to_o cause_v the_o party_n tempt_v to_o give_v a_o experiment_n of_o that_o which_o he_o already_o know_v as_o when_o a_o schoolmaster_n call_v forth_o one_o of_o his_o best_a scholar_n and_o appose_v he_o in_o such_o question_n as_o he_o can_v answer_v the_o end_n of_o both_o indeed_o be_v experimental_a knowledge_n but_o of_o the_o former_a the_o knowledge_n of_o he_o that_o tempt_v that_o he_o may_v by_o experience_n know_v somewhat_o whereof_o before_o he_o be_v ignorant_a or_o doubtful_a of_o the_o latter_a the_o knowledge_n not_o of_o he_o that_o tempt_v but_o of_o he_o that_o be_v tempt_v and_o also_o of_o other_o in_o the_o former_a sense_n tempt_v can_v proper_o be_v attribute_v to_o god_n yet_o unproper_o and_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n it_o may_v for_o even_o as_o god_n be_v say_v to_o be_v angry_a or_o sorry_a or_o to_o repent_v non_fw-la quantum_fw-la ad_fw-la affectum_fw-la sed_fw-la quantum_fw-la ad_fw-la effectum_fw-la not_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o affection_n which_o be_v not_o incident_a unto_o god_n but_o of_o the_o effect_n when_o he_o do_v that_o which_o a_o man_n will_v do_v when_o he_o be_v angry_a or_o sorry_a or_o repent_v so_o god_n may_v be_v say_v to_o tempt_v metaphorical_o when_o as_o after_o the_o similitude_n of_o a_o man_n he_o say_v or_o do_v any_o thing_n whereby_o the_o mind_n and_o disposition_n of_o he_o that_o be_v tempt_v may_v appear_v either_o to_o himself_o or_o to_o other_o and_o as_o this_o be_v speak_v here_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v by_o a_o metaphor_n take_v from_o man_n so_o afterward_o vers_n 12._o when_o he_o say_v now_o i_o know_v that_o be_v now_o i_o have_v experience_n or_o experimental_a knowledge_n for_o thereunto_o tempt_v direct_o tend_v but_o in_o the_o latter_a sense_n tempt_a may_v proper_o be_v ascribe_v to_o god_n who_o be_v then_o say_v to_o tempt_v when_o he_o bring_v man_n into_o trial_n and_o cause_v they_o to_o give_v a_o experiment_n of_o that_o which_o be_v in_o they_o that_o their_o mind_n and_o disposition_n may_v be_v manifest_v not_o to_o god_n before_o who_o eye_n all_o thing_n be_v they_o never_o so_o secret_a be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v â—ezâ—m_fw-la naked_a and_o as_o it_o be_v cut_v through_o the_o back_n bone_n but_o to_o themselves_o and_o to_o other_o in_o this_o sense_n god_n be_v say_v to_o have_v tempt_v abraham_n when_o he_o cause_v he_o to_o give_v a_o experiment_n to_o the_o world_n of_o his_o excellent_a faith_n and_o obedience_n and_o answerable_o he_o be_v say_v vers_fw-la 12._o now_o to_o know_v that_o abraham_n fear_v god_n when_o abraham_n have_v give_v a_o good_a experiment_n of_o it_o as_o procopius_n fit_o expound_v 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the_o proposition_n the_o holy_a ghost_n give_v we_o and_o all_o that_o shall_v read_v or_o hear_v this_o story_n a_o item_n or_o watchword_n that_o howsoever_o abraham_n be_v to_o understand_v the_o commandment_n follow_v concern_v the_o kill_n and_o sacrifice_v of_o his_o own_o son_n as_o a_o serious_a precept_n the_o omission_n whereof_o have_v be_v sin_n unto_o he_o and_o a_o honour_v of_o his_o son_n more_o than_o god_n yet_o notwithstanding_o the_o lord_n bid_v he_o offer_v his_o son_n not_o because_o he_o will_v have_v isaac_n sacrifice_v but_o abraham_n faith_n and_o obedience_n try_v which_o also_o appear_v by_o the_o event_n vers_fw-la 11.12_o where_o the_o lord_n who_o be_v not_o change_v by_o a_o contrary_a commandment_n signify_v that_o he_o do_v inquire_v as_o ambrose_n say_v his_o affection_n 73._o and_o not_o require_v the_o fact_n and_o as_o another_o he_o do_v approve_v in_o the_o intent_n and_o desire_n which_o he_o disproove_v in_o the_o performance_n now_o this_o 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to_o do_v viz._n to_o try_v and_o by_o trial_n to_o manifest_v abraham_n faith_n and_o obedience_n and_o to_o propound_v the_o same_o to_o all_o age_n follow_v as_o a_o most_o worthy_a pattern_n to_o be_v follow_v but_o whereas_o it_o be_v say_v that_o god_n tempt_v abraham_n for_o so_o the_o word_n be_v haelohim_a nissah_n and_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o this_o matter_n hebr._fw-la 11.17_o by_o faith_n say_v he_o abraham_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o he_o be_v tempt_v offer_a isaac_n diverse_a question_n may_v not_o unprofitablie_o be_v move_v and_o first_o whether_o god_n tempt_v any_o man_n or_o not_o for_o james_n say_v chap._n 1.13_o that_o god_n tempt_v no_o man_n and_o therefore_o that_o no_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o he_o be_v tempt_v may_v say_v that_o he_o be_v tempt_v of_o god_n and_o yet_o moses_n here_o say_v that_o he_o tempt_v and_o as_o the_o seventie_o interpreter_n read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o according_o the_o apostle_n hebr._n 11.17_o mean_v that_o abraham_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o he_o be_v tempt_v be_v tempt_v of_o god_n i_o answer_v by_o distinction_n that_o temptation_n be_v either_o provocation_n to_o evil_a or_o probation_n and_o trial_n of_o temptation_n as_o they_o be_v provocation_n to_o evil_a god_n be_v not_o the_o author_n neither_o do_v he_o tempt_v any_o unto_o sin_n as_o james_n say_v but_o the_o devil_n as_o the_o principal_a who_o be_v therefore_o call_v the_o tempter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o world_n and_o the_o flesh_n as_o his_o servitor_n for_o from_o the_o flesh_n 1.14_o that_o be_v our_o own_o corruption_n arise_v evil_a and_o noisome_a concupiscence_n which_o fight_v against_o