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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 herein is our comfort, that though the Devil with all his malice seeks to destroy both Prince and people, and the whole kingdom, and hath his wicked instruments to effect the same: yet the Lord God hath his Angels which take care of his Church and people, and stand round about them, to defend them both by sea and by land, that all the Devils in hell cannot hurt them: but the Angels of God defend his children at home, and beat back all our enemies from invading of us.
And herein is our comfort, that though the Diuell with all his malice seekes to destroy both Prince and people, and the whole kingdome, and hath his wicked instruments to effect the same: yet the Lord God hath his Angels which take care of his Church and people, and stand round about them, to defend them both by sea and by land, that all the Diuels in hell cannot hurt them: but the Angels of God defend his children at home, and beate back all our enemies from inuading of vs.
All these will I give thee] These words are the very words of the Pope of Rome, who as Satan's vicar, hath indeed the two horns of the lamb, but he speaks like the Dragon: he makes himself equal to God, he can (as ⟨p. 101⟩he saith) send to heaven and to hell, set up and pull down Princes, he can do what he list, he can open and shut at his pleasure, pardon sins, and I know not what: which shows he speaks the Devils language, the language of Ashdod, not of Canaan.
All these will I giue thee] These words are the very words of the Pope of Rome, who as Satans vicar, hath indeed the two hornes of the lambe, but he speakes like the Dragon: he makes himselfe equall to God, he can (as ⟨p. 101⟩he sayth) send to heauen and to hel, set vp and pul downe Princes, he can do what he list, he can open and shut at his pleasure, pardon sinnes, and I know not what: which shewes he speakes the Diuels language, the language of Ashdod, not of Canaan.