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

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

by Richard Gilpin

EN·~28 hours·2 chapters

Chapters

2 total

Transcriber’s Notes

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DÆMONOLOGIA SACRA; OR, A TREATISE OF SATAN’S TEMPTATIONS.

28:28:22

Description

This solemn yet vivid treatise delves into the art of the Devil’s deceit, offering a 17th‑century Puritan perspective on the nature of temptation. Drawing on scripture, personal experience, and scholarly argument, the author maps the subtle guiles and disguises that have plagued believers since the beginning. The work is organized in three parts, beginning with a careful examination of Satan’s methods before moving to practical counsel for the faithful.

Listeners will encounter rich, almost pre‑Raphaelite portraits of spiritual struggle, alongside clear, methodical exegesis of the biblical accounts of Christ’s own temptations. The author’s compassionate warnings and earnest prayers aim to equip the modern mind for the ongoing battle of conscience. Though rooted in its historic setting, the insights remain strikingly relevant for anyone seeking to understand and resist the forces that tempt the soul.

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

Language

en

Duration

~28 hours (1641K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by MFR, Les Galloway and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive

Release date

2020-01-27

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Richard Gilpin

Richard Gilpin

1625–1700

A seventeenth-century English minister and physician, he wrote with unusual calm and insight about temptation, conscience, and spiritual struggle. His life moved between the pulpit, the sickroom, and the turbulent world of religious dissent in northern England.

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