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The promises
The promises: or, A treatise showing how a godly Christian may support his heart with comfort against all the distresses which by reason of any afflictions or temptations can befall him in this life. Containing all the most comfortable places through the whole Bible, orderly digested. By N. Bifield preacher of Gods Word at Isleworth in Middlesex.The promises: or, A treatise shewing how a godly Christian may support his heart with comfort against all the distresses which by reason of any afflictions or temptations can befall him in this life. Containing al the most comfortable places through the whole Bible, orderly digested. By N. Bifield preacher of Gods Word at Isleworth in Middlesex.
London: printed by G. Purslowe for Ralph Rounthwaite, 1619
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
The first sort of temptations, are temptations to blasphemy: and thus he tempts when he suggests monstrous things against God, or the word of God, or the providence of God, or the like.
The first sort of temptations, are temptations to blasphemy: and thus hee tempts when hee suggests monstrous things against God, or the word of God, or the prouidence of God, or the like.
The second sort are, 1temptations to particular sins, as when he tempts to the denial of Christ, as he did Peter, and so he tempts to lusts of all sorts. And so the Devil is the father of lust, John 8. 44. and evil Angels are spiritual wickedness, Ephes. 6. 13. and ⟨p. 110⟩thus also he tempts to rage or revenge; and therefore the Apostle implies in his speech about anger, that to give place to wrath, is to give place to the Devil, who usually excites those violent passions, Eph. 4. 26. And thus also he tempts to covetousness, in respect of which sin, the Devil is said to enter into Judas: And thus also he tempts to lying, as in the case of Ananias and Sapphira, Acts 5. and so he tempts men to murder, either of themselves or of others.
The second sort are, 1temptations to particular sinnes, as when he tempts to the deniall of Christ, as hee did Peter, and so hee tempts to lusts of all sorts. And so the Deuill is the father of lust,