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Christs miracles delivered in a sermon. By Arthur Dent, preacher of the word of…Christes miracles deliuered in a sermon. By Arthvr Dent, preacher of the word of…
Christs miracles delivered in a sermon. By Arthur Dent, preacher of the word of God, at South-Shoobery in Essex.Christes miracles deliuered in a sermon. By Arthvr Dent, preacher of the word of God, at South-Shoobery in Essex.
London: printed by G. Eld for John Wright, 1608London: printed by G. Eld for Iohn Wright, 1608
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Fifthly, Satan hath another excellent means to increase his knowledge which the Lord hath also granted unto men: for they know what is to come by the Revelation of the Prophets: for if there be any curse belonging to ⟨image 21⟩the people, the Prophets do denounce the same, & make the people to know thereof, by the preaching of the word: whereas therefore the word is preached, there is Satan present: he observeth the doctrine, whether it be of power to bring men from the kingdom of darkness, to the Lord: from sin unto repentance. If it be, then is he must busy, either to step it from the Care, or to pull it out of the heart, if they have once received it, as Math. 13. 19. By this means therefore he increaseth his knowledge, that he may work more covertly, and be the less discerned: for he can turn him-self into an Angel of light.
Fiftly, Sathan hath another excellent meanes to increase his knowledge which the Lord hath also granted vnto men: for they know what is to come by the Reuelation of the Prophets: for if there be any curse belonging to ⟨image 21⟩the people, the Prophets do denounce the same, & make the people to know thereof, by the preaching of the word: whereas therefore the worde is preached, there is Sathan present: he obserueth the doctrine, whether it be of power to bring men from the kingdome of darkenesse, to the Lord: from sinne vnto repentance. If it bee, then is he must busie, either to step it from the Care, or to pull it out of the heart, if they haue once receiued it, as Math. 13. 19. By this meanes therefore hee increaseth his knowledge, that hee may worke more couertly, and bee the lesse discerned: for hee can turne him-selfe into an Angell of light.
Sixthly, he hath yet another means to increase his knowledge, and that is by the observation of natural causes. If you speak of an Astronomer, he can tell that best: if ye speak of an Astrologer, he is most cunning there in. Yea that which men guess at, and as it were grope at in the dark, he beholdeth and knoweth most certainly, and