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 /…

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 ⟨p. 97⟩they haue, they haue it of the Diuell, & depend vpon him for wealth, & so make him their God, though in word they deny it neuer so much.

Secondly, the Devil knew Christ was a King, and that his kingdom was not of this world, but spiritual, exercised especially in mens consciences: now the Devil he labours to tempt Christ to become an earthly King, which if it had taken place in Christ, he knew then that he could not be that true Messiah, who should reign spiritually in mens consciences.