Z 4 Chrilt theonely difanul(er ofSathansbargainea Vpon the third Coloff: s. 1 ç. Diuersrea. fons, why Chrit paufed vpon the ca. 4in.out of this Deuill. (t.) Onourpart. NowDiffolnere is properly, tovndo adeceitthat is wrought; Diifiduecolligatio- nes impietatie, Canto/Itheft obligations, Bonds,Schedules, &Acknowledgments, which thou haftvniu(tly drawne thy Creditoursto fen-their hands thereunto. Omnem Cautìonem falfam ( faithSymmachsts ) difrumye: The Septuagint read it, OmnemScripturam inrfuam : Saint Hierome,Chirogragha. And to theend that the drift ofthis Language may be the better vnderftood ; itis to benoted , That a manwhen he finnes,fells himfelfe to the Deuill; making this fale good vnder his owne handwriting. The Deuill, hee buyes; and the Man,he fells ; and the Damned confeffe as much inHell ; Wee hauedriuen a bargainwith Death,and hate made a couenant withHell. And if the Deuill hadproceededherein fairely&ho- neftly, andaccording toLaw and Iuftice, thisknot would hardlyhaue beene vn- knit : but forthat he is a Father of falfehood,ofdeceit, and ofcofinage, there are threegreat annullities tobe found in thishis Contract. Firft,Anenormious &exceffiue loffe;buyingthat Soulefor little ornothing, whichcoft an infintte price ; Gratisvenundati efis. Secondly, A notorious cofinage ; inthat he promifedthat whichheewas not able toperforme ; Sicut D . Thirdly, Mansbeing vnder yeares it beeing aruled Cafe,That any fuchfale, without theconfent of the Guardian, is ofno validirie in Law : Andthat too, muttbe for thebenefit oftheWard. Fourthly,That he that inhabits anothermans houfe,ifhe viethe fame amiffe, the Law takes order that hebee turned out of it. Now, the Deuill inhabiting this houfe ofman, makesa dunghill thereof, andbefides,payesno rentfor it : to the Bodie, Failings arc payable; to the Soule,Prayers 5 to the Goods, Almes : and thefe debts,are fomany darts in the Deuillsfides. It didbelong thereforeto our Sauiour'Chrift,asbeing ourelder brother,and the Guardian ofour Soules, to difanullthis tale. Saint Paul faith,Thatwhatfo- euerac`t Adamhad done as the chideheadand principali root of Mankind, our Sauiour Chrift hadnow cancelledthe famevpon the Croffe,Puttingoutthehand writingof Ordinances that waaagainfi vs ;whichwas contrarie vntovs,hetutu stoke it outof the way, andfafinedit vpon the Crop. And for as much as euerie man throughhis manifold finnes fells himfelfe ouerandouerto the Deuill,not once, but many times ; it was fitting that our Sauiour Chrift fhouid asoften blot and cancell tlfisbill,andmake it to beofnoneeffect. And here faith ourEuangelift, Erat lefirß {ens Damonium,lefus was callingfortha Deuill. This word Erat im- plying thedi'fficultieofgettinghim out, asalto the longtimeofhis continuance there. Erat Iefltc eijcicnsD.emonium. Chrift didnot prefentlycalf out thisDeuil, butftayedand paufed awhile vp- on the matter ; (hewing thereby, that it was not fo eafie a thing tobee doneas fomethought it tobe,but rather full ofdifficultie. What,canthere bee any dif- ficulrie forGod todoe ! Is it pofliblethat any thing should feeme hard vnto him ! TheSaints ofGod,and learnedDoctours of the Church, render fome reafons thereofon ourpart, fome on the Deuills, and fome on our Sauiour Chrifts. On our parr,God hauing free andabfolute power ouer our Will,Who is able tooppugnhis omnipotency . WhenLucifer,& his followersplayd the Rebels inHeauen, it feeming to God toohafe an Officeto puni(hthem by his owne perfon,he commandedSaint t Aiichaellthe Arch-Angell, that hee fhouldthrow them
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