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 /…

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 ⟨p. 76⟩not bound to perfome them, for they be made vpon that condition,

1. 1Verse 7.

Again it is written,] Seeing our Saviour Christ doth allege another place of Scripture, to expound that the Devil brought against him, and to show how he abused Scripture: hence we gather, that the holy Scriptures are of themselves sufficient to interpret themselves,