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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.
For what reason is there, that bread which hath no life in it, should nourish our bodies, give life & strength to us: and that that which hath no heat in it, as our clothes, should keep us warm, were it not for Gods word and decree, and his blessing upon them? And that we may know, that it is not so much bread that preserveth mans life, as Gods blessing upon bread by virtue of his word and decree, we may see it plainly, in that the poor mans child which fareth hardly, & •is but meanly clothed, is as well legged and […], and likes as well, even as the child of ⟨p. 50⟩the Prince: now the reason is, because God• blessing is all in all upon the poor fare of the poor mans child, aswell as the Kings.
For what reason is there, that bread which hath no life in it, should nourish our bodies, giue life & strēgth to vs: and that that which hath no heate in it, as our clothes, should keepe vs warme, were it not for Gods word and decree, and his blessing vpon them? And that we may know, that it is not so much bread that preserueth mans life, as Gods blessing vpon bread by vertue of his word and decree, we may see it plainely, in that the poore mans child which fareth hardly, & •is but meanely clothed, is as well legged and 〈…〉, and likes as well, euen as the child of ⟨p. 50⟩the Prince: now the reason is, because God• blessing is all in all vpon the poore fare of the poore mans child, aswell as the Kings.
2 Again, seeing it is not so much bread, as Gods blessing upon bread, that preserveth mans life, it should teach us all sobriety in the use of Gods creatures: for neither meat, nor drink, nor clothing, can do us good, unless the Lord send out his word and decree, and give a blessing unto them, even to every b of bread we put into our mouths. Now if we abuse the good creatures of God, in surfeiting and excess, how can we look that the Lord should bless them unto us? nay we may rather fear he will curse them for our abuse and intemperance, so that they shall hurt, yea choke us rather then do us good.