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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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Secondly, in this Avaunt of Christ given to Satan, we learn how to behave our selves against enticers from religion and the obedience of God; we must hold them as limbs of the Devil, and in that regard have nothing to do with them, but with Christ bid them avoid from us. Theg Lord commanded that in this case, Parents should not spare their own children; nor children spare their Parents, if they were enticers to idolatry, but their own hands must be first upon them to put them to death: Our Saviour Christ would not spare Peter when he gave him bad counsel, to spare himself from suffering that which God hath ordained for him, but saith unto him,h get behind me Satan. So that we are without excuse if we shall reject this counsel of Solomon, iHear no more the instruction, that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
Secondly, in this Auant of Christ giuen to Satan, wee learne how to behaue our selues against entisers from religion and the obedience of God; wee must hold them as limmes of the Diuell, and in that regard haue nothing to do with them, but with Christ bid them auoid from vs. Theg Lord commanded that in this case, Parents should not spare their owne children; nor children spare their Parents, if they were enticers to idolatrie, but their owne hands must be first vpon them to put them to death: Our Sauiour Christ would not spare Peter when he gaue him bad counsell, to spare himselfe from suffering that which God hath ordained for him, but saith vnto him,h get behind me Satan. So that we are without excuse if we shal reiect this counsel of Salomō, iHeare no more the instruction, that causeth to erre from the words of knowledge.
- gDeutr. 13. 6. 9.