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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.
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.
2 Againe, seeing it is not so much bread, as Gods blessing vpon bread, that preserueth mans life, it should teach vs al sobriety in the vse of Gods creatures: for neither meate, nor drinke, nor clothing, can do vs good, vnlesse the Lord send out his word and decree, and giue a blessing vnto them, euen to euerie b•• of bread we put into our mouthes. Now if we abuse the good creatures of God, in sur•etting and excesse, how can we looke that the Lord should blesse them vnto vs? nay we may rather feare he will curse them for our abuse and intemperancie, so that they shall hurt, yea choake vs rather then do vs good.
3. We must learn from hence, to use the creatures of God with invocation upon his name for a blessing upon them; for seeing it is not the substance of bread that nourisheth us, but the blessing of God upon the bread▪ who seeth not, that we ought before we use the creatures of God, to crave a blessing […] God upon them?
3. We must learne from hence, to vse the creatures of God with inuocation vpon his name for a blessing vpon them; for seeing it is not the substance of bread that nourisheth vs, but the blessing of God vpon the bread▪ who seeth not, that we ought before we vse the creatures of God, to craue a blessing God vpon them?