...c. : r"::+".x .v.slärsèR;:s. 4 OfSatansftrength. 4.Sec7.2. And lea we fhould contemne this brutifh might,which a weake tnánmay with policie defeate,thereforehe is compa_ Luk. t t. zl. red to a /lrongarmedman, Luk. i 1.2 r. whokcepeth in peace all that he poífeffeth. And leí+ we fhould defpile him be- caufe he is but one, the holy Ghoíl telleth vs that hee is a niightie prince,notofone land or countrie,btit ofthewhole 2. 11. I\.'orld,Ìoh. i 2.3r. who thereforebath infinite multitudes at his commandement; neither is there one ofthere princes a- lone, but huge niultitudcsofthem ; andtherefore the holy Ghof+_ fpeaking of them vfeth the plurali number, laying,, 4phcÇ4 ta. that wefight agarnfl principalities, againfl powers, and a aing theWorldlygouernors, &Mc.Whereas therefore the holyGhoff Both call him the f gongman,Satan,and the diuel in the fin- gular number;he wouldnot hauevs toconceiue thatthere is onely one,but itis partly to note the chiefe ofthe kingdom Matth. 4.4i. ofdarknes,according to that Math.25.4r.Departfrommeye accurfedinto euerta/lin frre,which ispreparedfor thediuell and hisangels. And in this fenfehe is called Beelzebub the prince Math.' z44.. ofdiuels,Matth,i 2.24. And partlyto intimate vntovs their great confentandagreement in feeking the deí+ruólion of mankind; for though they bee anhuge multitude, yet they combine themfelues together, as iftheywerebut one,in fee kingour deftruelion. Otherwife the Scriptures euidently (hew vs, that there is äliatth.az.4f. notone alone, but many toaffault vs. Mat.r2.45. One Spirit taketh vnto him feuenmore,and theyal enter into one man, Mark 16.9. Mark. r6.9. It is faid that Chrif1had caf+ outofMaryMag- 3 uk.2.3o. dalenfeuen, that is, many diuels. SoLuk.8.3o. there is men- tion made of amanpolfeffedwith anwhole legion, that is, with anhuge multitude.So that as our enemies arepowerful in flrength,foare they innumbersnumberleffe, enow tobe- fit vsall,on all fides,and in all places,and therefore our fight imufl needes be dangerous : which danger the Apofile ag- grauateth, by tellingvs that theyare theprinces ofdarknes, .pheL6.az#' and thereforeas well able to affault vs in thenight as in the day,which fight ofall other ismoll terrible,whenwe cannot fee our,enemies,and therefore cannot -tell on which fide to defend.oat films.. Secondly,.
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