Temptation.
Whatever ye are addicted to, the tempter will come in that thing; and when he can trouble you then he gets advantage over you, and then ye are gone. Stand still in that which is pure after ye see yourselves, and then mercy comes in. After thou seest thy thoughts and the temptations do not think but submit, and then power comes. Stand still in that which shows and discovers, and there doth strength immediately come. And stand still in the light, and submit to it and the other will be hushed and gone, and then content comes. And when temptations and troubles appear sink down in that which is pure and all will be hushed and fly away. Your strength is to stand still after ye see yourselves. Whatsoever ye see yourselves addicted to, temptations, corruption, uncleanness, etc., then ye think ye shall never overcome. And earthly reason will tell you what ye shall love; hearken not to that but stand still in the light that shows them to you and then strength comes from the Lord and help, contrary to your expectation. Then ye grow up in peace and no trouble shall move you.
(Works, VII., pp. 20, 21.)
Never heed the wicked’s tempest, storm nor hail, nor his instruments of cruelty. Let not the back and the hair the cheek and the shoulder be ever turned from him.
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Look (over all the wicked’s prisons) at the seed of God, Christ, which was before they were, and will stand when they are all gone.
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Let all haste and run for their lives into Adam that never fell, out of Adam that fell.
(Works, VII., p. 271.)