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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 /…
Satan's sophistry answered by our Saviour Christ and in divers sermons further manifested / by that worthy man Master William Perkins ; to which is added, a comfort for the feeble minded, wherein is set down the temptations of a Christian.Satans sophistrie ansuuered by our Sauiour Christ and in diuers sermons further manifested / by that worthy man Maister William Perkins ; to which is added, a comfort for the feeble minded, wherein is set downe the temptations of a Christian.
London: printed by Richard Field for E.E., 1604
SATANS SOPHISTRY ANSWERED BY OUR SAVIOUR CHRIST.SATANS SOPHISTRIE ANSWERED BY OVR SAVIOVR CHRIST.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Oh then,1 how should this admonish us all to prepare our selves against the day of affliction ▪ and the pangs of death; to be steadfast in the faith, to make our calling and election sure that so we may never finally fall away; and to entreat the Lord that then when we seem to be most weak, he would aide and strengthen us by his holy spirit, to resist Satan assaults.
Oh then,1 how should this admonish vs al to prepare our selues against the day of afflictiō ▪ and the pangs of death; to be stedfast in the faith, to make our calling and election sure that so we may neuer finally fall away; and to intreate the Lord that then when we seeme to be most weake, he would aide and strengthen vs by his holy spirit, to resist Satan• assaults.
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The third point in the devils preparation,1 i• the occasion whereby the devil was especially moved to tempt Christ, which was his hunger. Such was Satan's malice against the Lord Jesus, that when he could find no sin in him▪ then he takes advantage of Christs infirmity, and seeing him now hungry, begins to tempt him to unlawful means to satisfy his hunger.
The third point in the diuels preparation,1