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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 this hath been the ancient practise of the devil, as Genes. 3. first, to move Eve to cast her eye upon the apple, to mark the beauty of it, then to like it, then to desire and lust after it, and so in the end to taste of it. And thus he dealt with Christ: first, he shows this glorious sight, and the beauty of all these things, that if he could, he might have moved him to desire them, and so make his temptation take place.
And this hath bene the auncient practise of the diuell, as Genes. 3. first, to moue Evah to cast her eye vpon the apple, to marke the beautie of it, then to like it, thē to desire and lust after it, and so in the end to tast of it. And thus he dealt with Christ: first, he shewes this glorious sight, and the beautie of all these things, that if he could, he might haue moued him to desire them, and so make his temptation take place.
Seeing this is Satan's ancient subtlety,1 it must warn us to take great heed of our outward senses, especially the two senses of learning, namely, seeing and hearing. The eyes and the •ares be the two windows of the Soul: and if the devil can get in his head there, he will easily wind in all his body, and poison our souls.
Seeing this is Satans auncient subtiltie,1 it must warne vs to take great heed of our outward senses, especially the two senses of learning, namely, seeing and hearing. The eyes and the •ares be the two windowes of the Soule: and if the diuell can get in his head there, he will easily wind in all his bodie, and poison our soules.