Temptation, when it comes from Satan, is not to try us, but is with a view of destroying us. View the word ‘temptation’ in whatever sense you please, the blessing is contained in the word ‘endureth.’ It is not, ‘Blessed are they who suffer,’ but, ‘Blessed are they who endure temptation.’ Let us take care to distinguish between temptation and enduring temptation. It is not, ‘Blessed is the man who escapes temptation.’ If the Christian escapes the trouble, he misses the blessing. It is not, ‘Blessed
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