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 /…

Mark here in the answer of Christ, that he was content to endure the devils temptations and reproaches, which concerned his own person: but when he is so bold to blaspheme God his Father, he can endure him no longer. Now when he makes challenge and claims title to all the kingdoms of the world, as though he were Lord of them, and could bestow them at his pleasure, therein he blasphemed God his Father.

Marke here in the answer of Christ, that he was content to endure the diuels temptations and reproches, which concerned his owne person: but when he is so bold to blaspheme God his Father, he can endure him no longer. Now when he makes challenge and claimes title to all the kingdoms of the world, as though he were Lord of them, and could bestow them at his pleasure, therin he blasphemed God his Father.

Then this teacheth us,¹ that if we shall hear ungodly wretches blaspheme the name of God, we may not endure it, but have indignation & great dislike of it. And if we hear black-mouthed Rabshekahs blaspheme the holy name of God, by swearing, cursing, banning, we must be touched with grief, to hear the glorious name of our God dishonoured, and if time and place require, manifest our dislike in open reprehension of it. When Ahab and Jezebel being both wicked, heard that Naboth had blasphemed God, they rent their clothes in token of sorrow. So when Hezekiah heard the blasphemies of Rabshekah, ²he rent his cloths and was very much grieved for it. When David heard the Gentiles say,³ where is now their God? this blasphemous speech did greatly affect him, so as his very tears were his drink. And the bad speeches of the men of Sodom, did much affect Lot, & vex his righteous soul, 2. Pet. 2. 8