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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.
In this temptation we must first mark the scope and drift of the devil therein. In the first temptation he laboured to tempt Christ to distrust and unbelief: in the second, to puff him up with vain confidence and presumption: now in this third, he tempted ⟨p. 95⟩Christ to commit idolatry, even to worship the Devil.
In this temptation we must first marke the scope and drift of the diuell therein. In the first temptation he laboured to tempt Christ to distrust and vnbeleefe: in the second, to puffe him vp with vaine confidence and presumption: now in this third, he tempted ⟨p. 95⟩Christ to commit idolatrie, euen to worship the Diuell.
And truly this hath ever been the practise of the Devil, to seek to overturn religion and good conscience by these three things, honour, profit, and pleasures. Among Protestants and Protestant Ministers he hath prevailed much by these means. When as for the Ministers of the word, many have in hope of profit and preferment, forsaken true religion & clean abjured it, and taught the clean contrary, even that which the papists hold and teach: so we see that protestant Merchants for hope of gain, do carry over to the Church of Rome all such merchandise of wax, &c. as the Papists use to maintain their superstitions and Idolatry.
And truly this hath euer bene the practise of the Diuell, to seeke to ouerturne religion and good conscience by these three things, honour, profite, and pleasures. Among Protestants and Protestant Ministers he hath preuailed much by these meanes. When as for the Ministers of the word, many haue in hope of profit and preferment, forsaken true religion & cleane abiured it, and taught the cleane contrarie, euen that which the papists hold and teach: so we see that protestant Merchants for hope of gaine, do carrie ouer to the Church of Rome all such merchandize of waxe, &c. as the Papistes vse to maintaine their superstitions and Idolatrie.