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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.
Seeing then God hath made so merciful a promise of protection, to all them that walk in his ways, and within the compass of his commandments, it should warn us all to beware how we go out of our ways and lawful callings, but that we study the law of God, and as we look for his protection, to keep within the compass of it.
Seeing then God hath made so mercifull a promise of protection, to all them that walke in his wayes, and within the compasse of his commaundements, it should warne vs all to beware how we go out of our wayes and lawfull callings, but that we studie the law of God, and as we looke for his protection, to keepe within the compasse of it.
Jesus said unto him, 1It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.] In these words is contained the answer of our Saviour Christ, to the second temptation of the Devil; wherein he doth oppose Scripture against Scripture. But to expound that place which the Devil alleged, and to show how vilely Satan abuseth the word of God, he allegeth another place of Scripture, wherein our Saviour Christ answers the Devil, that it is true, God hath made sundry promises in his word, of protection to his people, but yet so, as if they refuse to walk in the commandments of God, and to use such lawful means as he prescribeth in his word, he is ⟨p. 76⟩not bound to perform them, for they be made upon that condition,
Iesus said vnto him, 1It is written againe, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.] In these words is cōtained the answer of our Sauiour Christ, to the second temptation of the Diuell; wherein he doth oppose Scripture against Scripture. But to expound that place which the Diuell alleaged, and to shew how vilely Satan abuseth the word of God, he alleageth another place of Scripture, wherein our Sauiour Christ answers the Diuell, that it is true, God hath made sundry promises in his word, of protectiō to his people, but yet so, as if they refuse to walke in the cō mandements of God, and to vse such lawfull meanes as he prescribeth in his word, he is