5Then the devil taketh him into the holy city; and he set him on the pinnacle of the temple,
1 Peter 1:8 ESV
8Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory,
Forgiveness
When the sinner despairs of the forgiveness of sins, it is almost as if he walked right up to God and said, “No, there is no forgiveness of sins, it is impossible.” (SUD,114)