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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.
Now it will be said:1 Though the Devil prevail thus with them, yet he cannot prevail so with Protestants, neither can they be said to worship the devil.2 I answer: That in truth there be thousands of Protestants in the world who do worship the Devil: for all those which do only in outward show profess true religion, but in heart love the world, set their hearts upon pleasures, profits and preferments, such professors do in truth make the devil their God, and may be said to worship the Devil. For to whom soever they give their hearts, to them they do give worship: but while they set their hearts on these things, they do not love God neither do they believe in God, and rest upon him as their God; and therefore they make the world their God, and so worship the Devil.
Now it will be said:1 Though the Diuell preuaile thus with them, yet he cannot preuaile so with Protestants, neither can they be said to worship the diuell.2 I answer: That in truth there be thousands of Protestants in the world who do worship the Diuel: for all those which do onely in outward shew professe true religion, but in heart loue the world, set their hearts vpon pleasures, profites and preferments, such professours do in truth make the diuell their God, and may be said to worship the Diuell. For to whom soeuer they giue their hearts, to them they do giue worship: but while they set their hearts on these things, they do not loue God neither do they beleeue in God, and rest vpon him as their God; and therefore they make the world their God, and so worship the Diuell.
- 1Objection.Obiection.
- 2Answer.