So after he had received and given many
wounds to those that attempted to keep him out, he cut his way
through them all, and pressed forward into the palace; at which
there was a pleasant voice heard from those that were within, even
of those that walked upon the top of the palace, saying,
"Come in, come in; Eternal glory thou shalt win."
So he went in, and was clothed with such garments as they. Then
Christian smiled and said, "I think verily I know the meaning of
this."
In the description of the Christian armor, we have no provision for
the back.
XV. TEMPTATIONS.
TEMPTATIONS OF SATAN.
Satan, even from himself, besides the working of our own lust, doth
do us wonderful injury, and hits our souls with many a fiery dart,
that we think comes either from ourselves or from heaven and God
himself.
Satan diligently waiteth to come in at the door, if Careless has
left it a little ajar.
There is nothing that Satan more desires than to get good men in his
sieve to sift them as wheat, that if possible he may leave them
nothing but bran; no grace, but the very husk and shell of religion.
So long as we retain the simplicity of the word, we have Satan at
the end of the staff; for unless we give way to a doubt about that,
about the truth and simplicity of it, he gets no ground upon us.
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