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An exposition on the whole fifth chapter of S. Johns Gospel also notes on…An exposition on the vvhole fifth chapter of S. Iohns Gospell also notes on…
An exposition on the whole fifth chapter of S. Johns Gospel also notes on other choice places of Scripture, taken by a reverend divine, now with God, and found in his study after his death, written with his own hand ...An exposition on the vvhole fifth chapter of S. Iohns Gospell also notes on other choice places of Scripture, taken by a reuerend diuine, now with God, and found in his study after his death, written with his owne hand ...
London: printed by H. Lownes and R. Young for John Bartlett, 1630London: printed by H. Lownes and R. Young for Iohn Bartlett, 1630
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So that the devil may do• wonders which may seem strange to us, because we know not the cause, but not miracles.
So that the deuill may do• wonders which may seeme •trange to vs, because wee know not the cause, but not miracles.
The devil cannot directly force the will of man to yield to his b•nt▪ as to make him si•ne against his will: for forced will is no wil•; and […] is an action of the will, else it is no sin: He may by threatenings and allurements persuade the will, but he cannot force it.
The deuill cannot directly force the will of man to yeeld to his b•nt▪ as to make him si•ne against his will: for forced will is no wil•; and 〈…〉 is an action of the will, else it is no sinne: Hee may by thr•atnings and allurements perswade the will, but hee cannot force it.
3 The devil cannot simply s•arch the heart of man, for this the Lord ascribes unto himself, as a property belonging uno him only. The devil can give a near guess at the general disposition of the heart, by the actions, speeches, inclination, &c. but precisely to know what the thought of the heart is, he cannot.