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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 third kind of temptation 1is, the temptation to ⟨p. 111⟩despair, which is, when he persuades with men to despair of all mercy in God. Thus he made Judas despair: and into some degree of despair for the time was David himself entered, Psal. 77. Thus of the sorts of temptations.
The third kind of temptation 1is, the temptation to ⟨p. 111⟩despaire, which is, when he perswades with men to despaire of all mercy in God. Thus he made Iudas despaire: and into some degree of despaire for the time was Dauid himselfe entred, Psal. 77. Thus of the sorts of temptations.
- 13. Temptations to despair.3. Temptations to despaire.
3 Now it is wonderful 1necessary in the third place to take notice of the occasions of temptations. Satan usually tempts not, but upon some advantage given him, & so there are many things, which as it were, tempt the Devil to tempt men, as
3 Now it is wonderfull 1necessary in the third place to take notice of the occasions of temptations. Sathan vsually tempts not, but vpon some aduantage giuen him, & so there are many things, which as it were, tempt the Deuill to tempt men, as