Excerpt from An Inquiry Into the Nature and Design of Christ's Temptation in the Wilderness: To Which Is Added, an Appendix, Containing, Some Farther Observations Upon This Subject, and an Answer to Objections The true nature of, Chrifl's temptation ia quired into. 'sinee it was neither an outward tranj'attion, nor a a'iaholical vi/ion it mu/i he a divine Ovi/ion, p. 46. The words 'of St, Matthew, Then was jefas led up of the Spi rif into the wildernefs, do not refer to his heing led there in perfim, hat to his heing carried thi ther in a prophetic vifion, under the afiatus of the Holy Spirit; as appears from a jlt/l con/truc tion ofthe words them/elves, and the connet't'ion of the hylory, p. 46. St. Mark and St. Luke coiyirm the account given hy St. Matthew, of the manner of Chri/t's conveyance into the wilder niji, p. 54. His fuhfieguent tron/lotion from the wildernefs to the temple, and from the temple to a high mountain, ideal and vifionary, p. 66 as lihewifie every part of the temptation, p. 61. In what [en/e Chri/i's temptation may he aftrihed to the devil, though there was no agency of Satan on the oceafion, p. 62. The feveral evangeli/ls who relate Chri/i's temptation, repre finting it as a divine vihoa their authority-may he added to the other arguments hefore urged aga'infl its hoing either an outward trazjac'tion, or' anillzfion of Satan, p. 64. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.