396 íj anuonp of Me Zíbíne Ifttributel Chap. 20. healed ; He raifed the dead Maid ; in his returning He cured two blind men,and immediately after caft out the Devil from one that was dumb. And in all thefemira- culous Operations the glory ofGods Power was clearly manifefted. q.. The Divine Power admirably appeared in making the Death of Chrift viEtorious over all our Spiritual E- nemies. Now to Phewwhat an eminent degreeof Pow- er was exercifed in the effeEting this,we mutt confider, that after Satan was call out of Heaven for his Rebelli- on, he fet up a throne on theEarth, and ufurpt an ab- folute Empire over Mankind. His Powerwas great, andhis Malice was equal to his Power. The Apoflle re- E het a. t:. prefents him with his black Army, under the titles of Principalities and Poivers,the rulers ofthe darknefs ofthis world,fpiritual wickedneffes inheavenly places; as in re- fped of the Order among them, fo in refpeét of their Dominion they exercife in the World. His Principa- lity hath twoparts; To tempt Men powerfully to fin, and to execute the wrath of God upon them. He works effeCtually in the Children ofDifobedience. Hefires their Lufts, and by the thick afcending fmoke darkens their Minds, and hurries them to do thevileft AEtions. ..dnd he bath thepower ofdeath, to torment Sinners ; God juff- lypermitting him to exercifehis Cruelty upon thofe who complywith hisTemptations. Now in the time ofChrift feeing many ravifhed out of his hands, and tranflated into theKingdomof God, he grew jealous of his Rate, and by his inftruments brought Him to a cru- el and fhameful Death. He then in appearance ob- tained a compleat Conqueft, but in truthwas abfolute- ly overcome. And from hence the glorious Power of Chrift is moll clearly manifefted. As he that will take the height ofa Mountain, mull defcend to the loweft part oftheValley, where fixinghis Inftrument, he may dif-
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