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 /…

Hence from the example of Christ we ma• learn sundry instructions:¹ First, seeing th• he made choice of the word of God, as th• most sufficient weapon to repel Satan: it condemneth that vain and vile practise of th• Church of Rome, who instead of this, […] into mens hands other weapons not wor• a rush, as holy water, the sign of the cross• &c. and affirmeth that these be sufficient we• pons to scar away the Devil. Alas, th• Devil is not so childish to fear a drop […] water, or the shaking of a straw: but our Saviour Christ shows what is that which is ab••• ⟨p. 43⟩[…] a most sufficient weapon to beat back all ratans temptations which he can hurl against us. And therefore wicked is the practise of the Papists, who lock up the word of God from the people, keeping it in an unknown tong, and so betray the poor souls •f the people into the hands of the Devil.

Hence from the example of Christ we ma• learne sundry instructions:¹ First, seeing th• he made choise of the word of God, as th• most sufficient weapon to repel Satan: it condemneth that vaine and vile practise of th• Church of Rome, who instead of this, 〈…〉 into mens hands other weapons not wor• a rush, as holy water, the signe of the cross• &c. and affirmeth that these be sufficient we pons to skarre away the Diuell. Alas, th Diuell is not so childish to feare a drop water, or the shaking of a straw: but our Saiour Christ shewes what is that which is ab