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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.
And here let us see the practise of Satan against all the faithful children of God; namely, as he dealt with our Saviour Christ, to persuade him if he could, that he was not th• Son of God: so he labours to persuade God• children that they are not the sons and daughters of God: he labours to make m• doubt of their adoption.
And here let vs see the practise of Satan against all the faithful children of God; namely, as he dealt with our Sauior Christ, to perswade him if he could, that he was not th• Son of God: so he labours to perswade God• children that they are not the sonnes and daughters of God: he labours to make m• doubt of their adoption.
And therefore seeing the Devil aimeth at this one thing especially,1 to overturn our faith in Gods promises, it should stir us all up to an earnest care to make our calling and election sure,2 even to have it sealed up by comfortable assurance to our souls: and this will be a most sweet comfort unto us in time of affliction, if we can find this blessed and settled persuasion, that we are the sons and daughters of God. And the devil he careth not what men profess no though they have all the common gifts of Gods spirit, to hear the word, to understand, to give assent unto it, so that they want this blessed assurance of Gods special love in Christ.
And therefore seeing the Diuel aimeth at this one thing especially,1