Temptations.

No man is tempted so but may o'ercome,
If that he has a will to masterdom.

Those saints which God loves best,
The devil tempts not least.

God tempteth no one, as St. Austin saith,
For any ill, but for the proof of faith;
Unto temptation God exposeth some,
But none of purpose to be overcome.

When we 'gainst Satan stoutly fight, the more
He tears and tugs us than he did before;
Neglecting once to cast a frown on those
Whom ease makes his without the help of blows.

Here's to temptation!
Give us strength and grace
Against her witching smile,
To set our face!

God ne'er afflicts us more than our desert,
Though He may seem to overact His part:
Sometimes He strikes us more than flesh can bear;
But yet still less than grace can suffer here.