Book Title: The life of our blessed Lord & Savior Jesus Christ : an heroic poem dedicated to Her most Sacred Majesty : in ten books

Author: Samuel Wesley 1662-1735

Image Title: Temptation of Jesus

Scripture Reference:

• Matthew 4 (further images / scripture text)
• Mark 1 (further images / scripture text)
• Luke 4 (further images / scripture text)

Description: Jesus fasts for 40 days and 40 nights in the wilderness (foreground). Afterwards, Satan tempts Jesus to turn stones into loaves of bread to relieve his hunger after a fast (left background), throw himself down from the temple so that God's angels would catch him (top background), and bow down and worship Satan in exchange for authority over all the kingdoms of the world (right background).

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