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who has taken away our sinsand forgivenour debts,to
guard us againstthe snaresof the devil,who iswont to
producesinin us. Hence itfollows,And leadus notinto
temptation,such as we are not ableto bear,but likethe
wrestlerwe wish onlysuch temptationas theconditionof
man can sustain. TIT.BOST. For it isimpossiblenot toTit.ubibe tempted by the devil,but we make thisprayerthatwe Bup'
may not be abandouedtoourtemptations.Now thatwhich
happensby Divinepermission,God issometimesin Scripture
saidto do. And in thisway by hinderingnot theincrease
oftemptationwhich isaboveour strength,He leadsus into
temptation. MAX. Or, the Lord commands us to pray,inOrat.
Lead us not intotemptation,thatis,letus not have expe-
rienceof lustfuland self-inducedtemptations.But James
teachesthosewho contendonlyforthetruth,not to be un
nervedby involuntaryand troublesometemptations,saying,
My brethren,countitalljoywhen yefallintodiverstemptations.James
BASIL. It does not however become us to seek by our ''2;.
prayersbodilyafflictions.For Christhas universallycom- Reg.'brev.
manded men everywhereto pray thattheyenternot into^i"""
temptation.But when one hasalreadyentered,itisfitting
to ask from the Lord the power of enduring,thatwe may
havefulfilledin us thosewords,He thatendurethto (heendMatt10,
shallbe saved. AUG. But what Matthew has placedat the^^ ;n
end,But deliverusfrom evil,Luke has not mentioned,thatEnriiirid.
we might understanditbelongsto the former,which was
spokenoftemptation.He thereforesays,But deliverus,not,
"And deliverus,"clearlyprovingthistobe one petition,"Do
notthis,but this."But leteveryoneknow thathe istherein
deliveredfrom evil,when he isnot broughtintotemptation.
PsEUDO-AuG.Foreachman seekstobedeliveredfromevil,thatubisup.
is,fromhisenemiesand sin,buthewho giveshimselfup toGod,
fearsnotthedevil,forifGod isforus,who can beayainstus? Rom.8,
8 I.
5. And He said unto them, Which of you shall
have a friend,and shallgo unto him at midnight,
and say unto him, Friend,lendme threeloaves;
6. For a friendof mine in hisjourneyiscome to
me, and I have nothingtosetbeforehim ?