B. God tempts us in Lent, drawing out of us a proof—
α. Whether we love ourselves better than Him.
β. Whether we love our souls better than our bodies.
γ. Whether we love our present corruptible bodies better than our future incorruptible bodies.
δ. Whether we love to obey the Church better than to follow our own wills.
4. Christ endured temptation from the devil—
α. That He might prove the force of every temptation by which we are assailed.
β. That He might show us how to meet temptation.
γ. That He might break the force of temptation.