Satan's sophistry answered by our Saviour Christ and in divers sermons further manifested /…Satans sophistrie ansuuered by our Sauiour Christ and in diuers sermons further manifested /…

We must beware, that we be no means to draw any from embracing of true religion, and from the service and worship of God; for if we do, we become even devils incarnate. When Christ went up to Jerusalem to perform the work of mans redemption, Peter he begins to dissuade him from it, and bids him favour himself:¹ but Christ turneth him back, and saith, Get thee behind me Satan.

We must beware, that we be no meanes to draw any from embracing of true religion, and from the seruice and worship of God; for if we do, we become euē diuels incarnate. When Christ went vp to Ierusalem to performe the worke of mans redemption, Peter he begins to disswade him from it, and bids him fauour himselfe:¹ but Christ turneth him backe, and saith, Get thee behind me Satan.

1. 1Mat. 16. 23

2. The second thing is the time when the Devil sets upon Christ,¹ Then, namely when he perceived Christ most weak, and as he thought, not able to resist him. Herein appeareth the policy of Satan, when he seeth Christ most weak, the Devil taketh occasion to lay his strongest assaults. So then in the example of Christ we may see the exceeding policy of the Devil in tempting of men, namely, he maketh choice of the fittest time to broach his temptations; for he marketh & prieth into men and women, and when he findeth us most weak and most unable to resist him, then is he the most strong in tempting us, especially at the hour of death, and in the time of afflictions, he bendeth the force of ⟨p. 30⟩