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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.
Again hence we see, that the devil may by Gods permission have power over the bodies of godly men, and those which have greatest graces, and strongest faith in God. For seeing he had power over the body of Christ, to transport it from place to place by the permission of God, why may he not if God give him leave, have power of any mans body, though he be never so true a believer? ⟨p. 59⟩If he had power in the head, why not in the members? if he had power to annoy Job, to kill his children & destroy them, though they were no doubt the holy servants of God, why may not the devil have power over our bodies, to carry a man from one place to another? If the Devil could by Gods permission torment the body of one that was a daughter of faithful Abraham, 1and even 18. years afflict her, so as she was bruised and bowed together by Satan; then no doubt he can do the less, to remove mens bodies from place to place.
Againe hence we see, that the diuell may by Gods permission haue power ouer the bodies of godly men, and those which haue greatest graces, and strongest faith in God. For seeing he had power ouer the bodie of Christ, to transport it from place to place by the permission of God, why may he not if God giue him leaue, haue power of any mās bodie, though he be neuer so true a beleeuer? ⟨p. 59⟩If he had power in the head, why not in the mēbers? if he had power to annoy Iob, to kill his childrē & destroy thē, though they were no doubt the holy seruants of God, why may not the diuell haue power ouer our bodies, to carie a mā frō one place to another? If the Diuell could by Gods permissiō tormēt the bodie of one that was a daughter of faithfull Abraham, 1and euen 18. yeares afflict her, so as she was bruised and bowed together by Satan; then no doubt he can do the lesse, to remoue mens bodies from place to place.