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The combat between Christ and the Devil displayedThe combat betvveene Christ and the Diuell displayed
The combat between Christ and the Devil displayed: or A commentary upon the temptations of Christ: preached in Cambridge by that reverend and judicious divine M. William PerkinsThe combat betvveene Christ and the Diuell displayed: or A commentarie vpon the temptations of Christ: preached in Cambridge by that reuerend and iudicious diuine M. William Perkins
London: printed by Melchizedek Bradwood for E. Edgar, 1606London: printed by Melchisedech Bradwood for E. Edgar, 1606
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Fifthly, Satan saith, all these will I give thee. This is the voice of the great red Dragon: and the same is the voice of the Pope of Rome, both registered in their canons and daily attempted in practise, to dispose of all the kingdoms of the earth; whereby he shows evidently, that he is thatd beast coming out of the earth having two horns like the Lamb, but he spake like the Dragon. For the Lambs horns he shows in calling himself the servant of servants; and the voice of the Dragon, that is, of the Devil, in taking upon him to dispose of the sovereignties of these earthly kingdoms.
Fiftly, Satan saith, all these will I giue thee. This is the voice of the great red Dragon: and the same is the voice of the Pope of Rome, both registred in their canons and daily attempted in practise, to dispose of all the kingdomes of the earth; whereby he shewes euidently, that he is thatd beast comming out of the earth hauing two hornes like the Lambe, but he spake like the Dragon. For the Lambs hornes he shewes in calling himselfe the seruant of sernants; and the voice of the Dragon, that is, of the Diuel, in taking vpon him to dispose of the soueraignties of these earthly kingdoms.
Lastly, Saint Luke recordeth a reason, which the Devil addeth to his promise, to prevent all conceit of impossibility in him to perform the same; to wit, for thate the power and glory of all the kingdoms of the world is delivered to him, and to whomsoever he will be gives it. Wherein observe in Satan two notorious sins: first, a gross lie; for Daniel saith,