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Ephefians,
Chap,6.
V
E
R.IO,
t
kings
of
this
world,
and by concupifcence, the principali
tempter.
Now
more particularly, that
he faith
we wrefue not
againft
flefh
and
blood,
it
doth
teach
us,
Thalia
shoji things
men
doe
or
f
eake
affen-
fively
u
us,
our
principals
enemy
re
not mew.
Pod
had much oppofition
bymen,yet
he faith we wreftic not againft men; he
faw
worfeenemies
in
them then themfelves:
men did perfecute
the
Saints,
but
Revel.
a.
to.
the holy Ghost faith, the Devil! doth
caft
them into prrfon
:
the
falle teachers did feduce the Corinthians, but
2
Car.
4.
1
r. the holy
Ghost faith, Satan did beguilethem
:
the Damofell
and men
that
cha-
fed Peter
to
the
denial!
of
his
Matter.
were
not
his
chicle enemies, but
the
Devill
that
defired
to winnow him,
Lake
22.21.
So the Caldeans
and Sabeans, that fpoyled
lobs
goods,were not the
chiefe againft him,
but
Satan
by them. The Devill doth
like
Fowlers
who
goc with
their
flalking-
bode
twixt
them and
the fowle, that
they
may fhoote
more
fecurely
:
fo
he
doth put
men, fometime our friends, fometime
good
men,
of
whom
we are nothing afraid, betweene
us
and
him,
that
he
may worke
his
mifchiefe undifcerned.
Wherefore
feeing
it is
thus when
any perfon
doth
offend
us,orpro-
voke our fpirit,
let us
not
fo
much look
at
them,
as at
the enmity the
Devill doth
thew
in
them, who
Both
labour
to
winnow
us,weakcn
our
faith,brcake our pat
nce
by thofe things; and
this
would
make
us
not
take
to heart,fo
mucks
perlons that
offend
us,
but bend our forces molt
againft
thofe principal'
enemies
,
whofc
trunks and inftruments the
other
are.
Saullcft hunting
David
when he heard the Philiftims were
upon
him.
2. Seeing the Devil!
doth
even make
men inftruments
of
his
wickedneffe, let
us
by the way
take good heed,that he donot
circum-
vent
us
:
the
rather,
becaufe he will winde
in
hinifelfe, when
we have
no
ill
purpofe
in
it ;
as
Peter
praying
Chrift
to
fpare
himfelfe.
The
Corinthians being
fevere to
the incefluous perfon
,
the
Devill would
havetiled this
their
courfe to the overwhelming
of him
with forrow.
Secondly,
the
Devill
,
with hit Angels
are called powers
and
princi-
palities.
Wee fee
the
evill
v1ngelshave
a
great
flecke
in
the
frame
of
this
prefentevil/
world
,
in ordering
(er rather
di/ordering
)
of
States
and
Kingdoms:
thefe
are not
empire
titles
,
but
given
them
from
a
powerfsil
ai7ion they
have
in
the hearts
of
men,
by
Gads
permi
lion
: And
the fame
muff be gathered when he
is
called
the Prince
of
this
world,
yea,
2
Cor,q.4, the god
of
this
world;
his
ufurpation,
and
the
fpirits
of
evil!
men yeelding him no
leffe.
Great
is
their power
in
keeping
out good,
keeping
in
evil!, procuring judgement
; and he
doth fccure
through
Court
and
Country,
for this purpofe.
Thus
he provoked
David
by
finite
to
lay
the people
naked to
Gods judgement,
r Chron.2
i.
r.
And
Satan
flood
up againft
Ifrael. Thus
he laboured
to
cut
off
the
hopes
ofthe Church,
by ftirring
up evil]
Princes
,
to
entrap
Daniell
in
the
matter of
his
Religion,Dan.6.5. Thus
he
flood
at
the right
hand of
lehofuahto refill
him,
zach.3.2.
Prince, Prieft,
and
People,
he wor-
keth
in
them
all
to hold
up his
owns kingdoms,
and ftablilhethall
things