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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.
Again,1 here we see that so long as Christ lived a private life at home with his father in his trade, all this while the Devil lets him alone; neither hath he these gifts of the holy Ghost: but after he was once installed to the office of a Mediator, presently the Devil sets upon him: and when he must now be another kind of man in teaching the people of God, he is led now by the spirit of God, and furnished for this high and excellent calling.
Againe,1 here we see that so long as Christ liued a priuate life at home with his father in his trade, all this while the Diuell lets him alone; neither hath he these gifts of the holy Ghost: but after he was once installed to the office of a Mediator, presently the Diuell sets vpon him: and when he must now be another kind of man in teaching the people of God, he is led now by the spirit of God, and furnished for this high and excellent calling.
- 1Doctr. 3.
Hence then we must learn, that when we are appointed of God to any special office, either in Church or Common-weal, we must then become new men fit for those places, and carry our selves suitable to our callings. ⟨p. 12⟩Thus when Saul was anointed to b• King, he became another man; thus whe• David became of a shepherd a King, he be• haved himself as a King; thus the Apostle at the first were poor ignorant fisher-men but being called to be Apostles, they le•• their old trade and became new men, eve• messengers of Christ to preach the Gospel to all nations.