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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.
Thirdly, he fasted no longer, lest any man should call into question his humanity, whether he was true man yea or no, if he had fasted threescore or an hundred days.
Thirdly, he fasted no longer, lest any man should call into question his humanitie, whether he was true man yea or no, if he had fasted threescore or an hundred dayes.
From this miraculous fast of Christ,1 the Papists fondly gather their superstitious fast in Lent; being but an apish imitation of Christ: and in truth their fasting is no fast, but a plain mock-fast, seeing they eat as liberally, and fare as daintily then, as at any other time of the year: whereas Christ abstained from all use of meat and drink.
From this miraculous fast of Christ,1 the Papists fondly gather their superstitious fast in Lent; being but an apish imitatiō of Christ: and in truth their fasting is no fast, but a plaine mocke-fast, seeing they eate as liberally, and fare as daintily then, as at any other time of the yeare: whereas Christ abstained from all vse of meate and drinke.
- 1Against popish fast in Lent.
Secondly, Christ was moved thereunto by the instinct of Gods holy spirit; they have no word to warrant them.