manner of wise prevail against him for to consent to him — as long as a man hath the use of reason with him — but if he will wilfully consent unto him; that every good Christian man, and also every sinful man — be he never so great a sinner — ought to beware of above all things. For the Apostle saith : Fidelis Deus qui non patietur vos temptari supra id quod potestis, sed faciet etiam cum temptatione proventum UT possitis sustinere. [1 Cor 10:13] God, he saith, is true, and will not suffer you to be tempted more than ye may bear; but He will give you such support in your temptations that ye may bear them.
Whereupon saith the gloss: God is true in His promises, and giveth us grace to withstand mightily, manly, and perseverantly; giving us might that we be not overcome, grace to get us merit, steadfastness to overcome with. He giveth such increase of virtue that we may suffer and not fail nor fall; and that is by meekness. For as Saint Austin saith: They break not in the furnace that have not the wind of pride. Therefore (let) every man, rightful and sinful, bow himself, and submit himself fully unto the mighty hand of God; and with His help he shall surely get and have the victory in all manner of temptations, evils, and sorrows, and of death thereto.
