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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 which vile practise of the devil, we may behold his shameless boldness, who dares offer Christ the gift of all these, conditionally, if he would worship him: whereas indeed they did all most properly belong to Jesus Christ himself, and were his own; neither had Satan any title to them, but only by usurpation.
In which vile practise of the diuell, we may behold his shamelesse boldnesse, who dares offer Christ the gift of all these, conditionally, if he would worship him: whereas indeed they did all most properly belong to Iesus Christ himselfe, and were his owne; neither had Satan any title to them, but onely by vsurpation.
And as the devil here with Christ, so he dealeth with most men of the world, to tempt them to depend upon him for the wealth of the world, and to make the Devil their God. For though men deny this in word, and say, All they have, God hath sent it, they thank God: yet their wicked practises show the contrary, that they do indeed depend upon the devil for gain and profit: seeing most men get their goods by false waight• and measures, by deceit, fraud, cousinage, by lying, swearing & forswearing. Now while they get that they have thus by such vile and wicked means, it plainly shows that all ⟨p. 97⟩they have, they have it of the Devil, & depend upon him for wealth, & so make him their God, though in word they deny it never so much.
And as the diuel here with Christ, so he dealeth with most men of the world, to tempt them to depend vpon him for the wealth of the world, and to make the Diuell their God. For though mē deny this in word, and say, All they haue, God hath sent it, they thanke God: yet their wicked practises shew the contrarie, that they do indeed depend vpon the diuell for gaine and profite: seeing most men get their goods by false waight• and measures, by deceit, fraud, cousinage, by lying, swearing & forswearing. Now while they get that they haue thus by such vile and wicked meanes, it plainly shewes that all