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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.
Secondly, for the manner, it is not simply to tempt and to make trial of God, but to tempt God, is to make needless trial of Gods power &c. when we have no cause to try the Lord: and so it is taken here in the words of Christ, Thou shalt not tempt, that is, thou shalt not take needless and unnecessary experience and trial of Gods power and goodness.
Secondly, for the manner, it is not simply to tempt and to make triall of God, but to tempt God, is to make needlesse triall of Gods power &c. when we haue no cause to try the Lord: and so it is taken here in the words of Christ, Thou shalt not tempt, that is, thou shalt not take needlesse and vnnecessarie experience and triall of Gods power and goodnesse.
Thirdly, the cause which moveth men to tempt God, is a distrustful and unbelieving heart, even want of faith. So the Israelites tempted ⟨p. 80⟩God, Psal. 78. ver. 18. 22. They tempted God in their hearts, and required meat for their lust. And the reason is, vers. 22. because they did not believe in God, and did not trust in his help, because they did not rely upon his care and fatherly providence: so that unbelief was the root of this their tempting of God.
Thirdly, the cause which moueth men to tempt God, is a distrustfull and vnbeleeuing heart, euē want of faith. So the Israelites tēpted ⟨p. 80⟩God, Psal. 78. ver. 18. 22. They tempted God in their hearts, and required meate for their lust. And the reason is, vers. 22. because they did not beleeue in God, and did not trust in his helpe, because they did not relye vpon his care and fatherly prouidēce: so that vnbeleefe was the roote of this their tempting of God.