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| Chapter XVII. That temperateness and the endurance of temptations must be given to us by the Lord.
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Chapter XVII.
That temperateness and the endurance of temptations must
be given to us by the Lord.
And that all the
endurance, with which we can bear the temptations brought upon us,
depends not so much on our own strength as on the mercy and guidance of
God, the blessed Apostle thus declares: “No temptation hath come
upon you but such as is common to man. But God is faithful, who will
not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able, but will with the
temptation make also a way of escape, that ye may be able to bear
it.”1274
And that God
fits and strengthens our souls for every good work, and worketh in us
all those things which are pleasing to Him, the same Apostle teaches:
“May the God of peace who brought out of darkness the great
Shepherd of the sheep, Jesus Christ, in the blood of the everlasting
Testament, fit you in all goodness, working in you what is
well-pleasing in His sight.”1275
And that
the same thing may happen to the Thessalonians he prays as follows,
saying: “Now our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father who
hath loved us and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope
in grace, exhort your hearts, and confirm you in every good word and
work.”1276
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