Page:Strange and wonderful account of the wicked life, and deplorable death of Mr Alexander Parkinson.pdf/7

 & glories of them promising to give him them if he our Saviour would fall down and worship him; & had a lie immediately prepared if it had been possible of its taking place; for that continues he, is delivered unto me & to whosever I will I give it; but there he was refused with, get thee behind me Satan, for it is written——thou the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve, Luke xiii. If St. Paul was endued with the utmost spirit of wisdom, which was not proof against his temptations with strong prayers and cries, when he sent a messenger to buffet him, a thorn in the as he himself stiles it, what can we that dare pretend to so small a portion of  inspiration do to refuse him. whom as the Psalmist says, is our hope why truly our hope is in the Lord, it is alone can deliver us from the power  satan he is come to us in great wrath  he hath but a short time, and is implacable  to the soul  when his force is baffled, subtle  frequently take place. L run to be safe from temptations, so they may not bring us to shame in