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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.
Luke 4. 13. he saith, When the devil […] ended all the temptation, then he departed. Where we may note, that before the Divel• left our Saviour Christ, he employed all […] might, skill, subtlety and fraud in tempti•• of Christ. And from this malicious pract•• ⟨p. 131⟩of the devil, we may gather, that Christ was tempted with no small and easy temptation, but that he was tempted in the highest degree that could be: for the Devil made an end of his temptations before he left him, and had his will in tempting of him, and therefore no question, in these three main temptations that we have spoken of, he tempted him as much as he could, and showed his greatest extremity and fraud. And this may appear, in that the Angels were fain to come & comfort our Saviour Christ: so that he was not tempted with some light and ordinary temptations, but in most extreme manner, so as his heart within him was in perplexity, anguish and grief, yet without all sin.
Luke 4. 13. he saith, When the diuel 〈…〉 ended all the temptation, then he departed. VVhere we may note, that before the Diuel• left our Sauiour Christ, he imployed all 〈…〉 might, skill, subtiltie and fraud in tempti•• of Christ. And from this malicious pract•• ⟨p. 131⟩of the diuell, we may gather, that Christ was tempted with no smal and easie temptation, but that he was tempted in the highest degree that could be: for the Diuell made an end of his temptations before he left him, and had his will in tempting of him, and therefore no question, in these three maine temptations that we haue spoken of, he tēpted him as much as he could, and shewed his greatest extremitie and fraud. And this may appeare, in that the Angels were faine to come & comfort our Sauiour Christ: so that he was not tempted with some light and ordinarie temptations, but in most extreame manner, so as his heart within him was in perplexitie, anguish and griefe, yet without all sinne.