364 The Evil of Evils, Or the 2 Tim. 2.26. That they may recover themnfe;'ves out of thefnareoftheDevil, whoare taken captive of him at his WILL : There wicked men be taken cap- tiveby theDevil at his Will, or todo his Will, foyoumay reade it fome theybe infüared by Satan to do his will, his lults you do, as Chrilt (peaks : youmay think you do your own will in finning, but certa:nlyyou do the will of the Devil as well as your own : As for inflance, that of paflion andanger Ephef.4. 26. Be angry, but fin not, let not the sungodown uponyour wrath; neither giveplace to the Devil: you think you give place to your ownpaillon, but yougive glace to the Devil, and fulfil the will of the Devil : You come by fin todo theDevils drudgery and fla- very; you do his work he Pets you about, and his will you fulfil. Now for fuch aNoble Crea ture as Man is tocome to be a llaveofthe De- vil, that is the loweft now of all Creatures; it mutt needs be averydreadful thing ; it is an e- vil to be in flavery toany thingvile or bale. 1 remember I have read a Story of one Gunno, KingoftheDanes, that having overcome aPeo- ple, he let a Dog over them tobe their Gover- nor; that is thus, he wouldhave all Commands to go out under the name ofthe Dog, and they fhould be under the. Government of the Dog; this he did in dildain and indignation againft thole people he overcame. But now, as he would fhewthebafenefs ofthat People that he defigned to be under aDog; much more de- bafement is it foran immortal Soul tobe under theCommand ofthe Devil, as all wicked men are
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