thou mayest live in heaven all day long, and (which is the privilege of “the upright”) “dwell in the presence of that God” whom thy soul delighteth in. (Psalm 140:13.) The tempter cannot reach thee there. Be much in converse with God, and the devil will have little converse with thee; or if he have, it will be to little purpose. How was the majesty of king Ahasuerus incensed at that affront of Haman, when he threw himself upon queen Esther’s bed! “What! will he force the queen in our presence?” (Esther
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