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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.
Here some may ask, What we are to judge of those which use to walk on ropes on high places, and on the top of houses: whether do such men sin or not? Ans. These men do so either with a calling or without a calling, Such as do it by virtue of their lawful calling, as Masons and such as build churches and houses, and so by reason of their trades work on high places, cannot be said to tempt God: nay rather so long as they walk faithfully in their lawful callings, they may assure themselves of Gods blessing and his protection.
Here some may aske, What we are to iudge of those which vse to walke on ropes on high places, and on the toppe of houses: whether do such men sin or not? Ans. These men do so either with a calling or without a calling, Such as do it by vertue of their lawfull calling, as Mosons and such as build churches and houses, and so by reason of their trades work on high places, cannot be said to tempt God: nay rather so long as they walke faithfully in their lawfull callings, they may assure themselues of Gods blessing and his protection.
But as for those who to show their agility; and to make sport, walk on ropes, or run upon the roof of houses, these men having no calling from God so to do, they cannot look for Gods protection; nay, they in so doing tempt God, casting themselves upon danger. And our Saviour Christ might a thousand times better have done ⟨p. 86⟩this which Satan would have him here to do• yet would he not put himself into needless danger, lest he should tempt God; much less ought any man else adventure to do it.
But as for those who to shew their agilitie; and to make sport, walke on ropes, or runne vpon the roofe of houses, these men hauing no calling from God so to do, they cannot looke for Gods protection; nay, they in so doing tempt God, casting themselues vpon daunger. And our Sauiour Christ might a thousand times better haue done