lOO The Miferies of the Vnconverted. are, ancl his lufi:s they do. He is the ruler of the ~~~ darknefsof this \Vorld, Ephef ~. I z..· that is, of ig- i~ porant finners that live.in darknefs. You pity the ~ .poor.lndia~~, th~t w?!'-ibip the Devil for their God, ~i but httle tmnk that ~tls your own cafe. Why, 'tis . 1/ the con1mon tniiery of all the unfanCtified, that the 1: Devil is their Gcd, 2 CGr. 4· 4· Not that they do· .· intend to do him homage and woribip; they will J he ready to defie him ., and hin1 that fbould fay fo by them; but all this while they ferve him, and come and go at his beck, and live under his government.. His fer 1ants you are}flQ-~homyou yield your ~elves to opev, Rom. ~·} 6:-:ti,.~:Z. _;, how ll!any then wtll be found ~hereal fervants:·.· :the Devtl, that take them– felve3 for no other th~-(·,·'the children of God ! He can no iooner offer a tjnful delight, or opportunity for your un;awful advantage, but you embrace it.. If he fut;gefl: a ly~, or prornpt you to revenge, you re1dily obey_; I:f: '.. ,(~rbid you to. read, or pray, you hearkea to h;lt.~) ·~herefore ht.s fet vants Y<?U are. Indeed he h~~ nd the curtatn, he acts tn the dark, and fii1f~f§· ce ·not w bo fet ceth them onwork; but all the Wtife he leads them i~ a firing.Doubtlefs the lyar intends not a fervice to Sa·:an, but his awn· a.:ivantage ; yet 'tis he that ftat_1ds in the corner un– o)ferved, and putteth the thing into his heart, Afl~ S': 3· .'fcb•. ,~~~;,, Qu-=rlionlefs, 'fudM~ when he fald hts Mafler fo~n1gz:ey t':lnd the Chaldeans and Sa-· · · beans, w~erf;t.j~y "· · .er~d ,1:oh., i:nten~ed not to do the Devtla p'f. .· · .· ut to fattsfie thetr own covetous th:rn; - · ·e that aetuatei them in their' wickedne~~ .· 7. :fob I . I z.; 1), 17. Me;) m~y bevery mondrudges for the DevtJ·, and n .. ; nay,,th.eyn1ay pleafethemfelves l in . .. Qf'a happy hbercy, 2 Pet. t . 19. · LJ<'for:•• -u. · ye;i ih1gi1otance, ,and not turned frpm light?.'-.Why, thou art under the rower ~ ~--' ' 4 . .. ' -:'!' .• <
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