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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.
And therefore it must admonish us,1 that we must not in our requests and petitions (as the Bethulianes did) appoint God the time,2 place, or means how we would be helped in poverty, sickness, or other ways; but continuing in prayer, wait upon the Lords leisure, and leave these circumstances to his good will and pleasure.
And therefore it must admonish vs,1 that we must not in our requests and petitions (as the Bethulianes did) appoint God the time,2 place, or meanes how we would be helped in pouertie, sicknesse, or other waies; but cō tinuing in prayer, waite vpon the Lords leysure, and leaue these circumstances to his good will and pleasure.
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- 2Judith. 7. 30Iudith. 7. 30
Secondly, God is tempted, when men will not believe his word, but do demand signs and wonders from heaven, as the Scribes and Pharisees did (Joh. 2. 18.) tempt our Saviour Christ, not believing his doctrine, unless he would confirm it by some miracle. And thus all they tempt God, who refuse to believe the doctrine of God, because it is not confirmed unto them at their pleasure by signs and wonders.