312  On  an  unsubdued  TempeK

be  told-  It  may  possibly  belp  some  one  or
more  to  a  better  view  of  their  own  real  con-
dition of  soul,  to  consider  how  much  this  way
of  looking  upon  sin  is  countenanced  by  the
world ;  and  how  much  the  natural  deceitful-
ness  of  the  heart  commits  this  fatal  imposition
upon  itself.
Having"  now  spoken  of  the  frequency,  and
the  danger  of  the  sin  of  an  angry  temper,  our
third  head  brings  us  to  the  remedy.     And
every  thing  in  the  holy  Word  of  God  goes  to
show  that  a  remedy  is  provided  against  this,
as  well  as  against  other  sins :    a  remedy  for
past  transgression :  ' '  Behold  the  Lamb  which
taketh  away  the  sin  of  the  world."    A  remedy
for  human  weakness  against  the  power  of  na-
tural corruption,  and  Satan's  art  and  malice  :
*'  I  can  do  all  things  through  Christ,  which
strengtheneth  me/'     A  remedy  against  the
force  of  any  temptation,  present  or  to  come :
"  There  hath  no  temptation  taken  you,  but
8uch  as  is  common  to  man :  but  God  is  faith-
ful, who  will  not  suffer  you  to  be  tempted
above  that  ye  are  able ;    but  will,  with  the
temptation  also,  make  a  way  to  escape,  that
ye  may  be  able  to  bear  it/'*      It  never  can
be  that  there  is  failure  in  the  provisions  of  the
gospel  of  Jesus  Christ.      The  sinner  only  foils
in  his  search  after  and  application  of  them :

*  1  Cor.  X.  13.
