Dæmonologia Sacra; or, A Treatise of Satan's Temptations

Dæmonologia Sacra; or, A Treatise of Satan's Temptations - In Three Parts

it was only my design to endeavour a more full discovery, though every way short of the thing itself, of Satans Craft, because ye knowledge of this is so necessary, & withall others have done it more sparingly. Such as it is accept & improve for thy spiritual advantage for that was ye end of this undertaking, by him who desires that thy soul may prosper. Few who know the fine old quarto Dmonologia Sacra of Dr Gilpin will dispute its right to a place of honour in the Series of later Puritan Divines. To those who have not hitherto heard,or only heard of it,we commend it with all confidence and urgency as in various respects a remarkable book by a remarkable man. It will be foundas an early writer says of anothermatter-full, and nevertheless suggestive rather than exhaustivethat is, you have many rich lodes of the ore of thought opened, but many others indicated, not worked; clear and keen of insight into the deepest places of the deepest things discussed; wide in its out-look, yet concentrated in its in-look; sagacious and wise in its general conclusions, and passionate as compassionate in its warnings, remonstrances, and counsels; full of faith in all written in The Word, and pathetically credulous in accepting testimony when a given fact (alleged) is fitted to barb an appeal; curious and quaint in its lore; intense and anxious in its trackings of sin without and within; pre-Raphaelite in the vivid fidelity of its portrayals of satanic guiles, and guises that are always disguises; and above all, tenderly experimental in its consolation to the tried and troubled. The third part is an exposition of the Temptation of our Lord, which may bear comparison for thoroughness and power with any extant. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 61249
Author: Gilpin, Richard
Release Date: Jan 27, 2020
Format: eBook
Language: English

Contributors

Editor: Grosart, Alexander Balloch, 1827-1899