4 whySat maliceis treat towarowardds Man, Sonday inLent. Ser.18 291 liemight repairethofe loffes whichhee had runne into by ouerlaíhing with his tongue. Dumbe,deafe,blind,andpoffeffed Witha Deuill. This maffacre which the Deuill wrought vpon the bodie of this man , reprefents that cruell maffacre which he dayly executesvponmens feules : For thoughhe takes pleafure inthe poffeflion ofa mansbodie, yet his mainepretence is topreiudice the foule, and like aWorme inwood, to eat our the verie heartand pith thereof. Imagine a Horfepreparedfor the Kings owne riding, beautifull, and richly betrapt ; let thy thought reprefent fuchaone vnto thee, and aRogue that hathneuer a fhoo to his foot,nora ragtohis tayle , mounted thereupon , andproudlybeftriding him ; Imagine abed like that ofSalomotas,or that of theSpoufe, cleane,neat,and ffrewedwith Flowers,andanOyle-man,a Collyer, or a Scullion put into it; fo is it with the Soule poffeffedby theDeuill. It is acommondoubt, yet fitfor this Storie, Why God permitteth that the DeuillMoulddoe fomuch mifchiefe toman e We know that this the Deuills ragetowards man, beganeuerfrncethat Godpurpofed tomake hisSonne,man; and holdinghimfelfe affronted,that hewas not anAngell,hee vowed and fwore the deathofman. And therefore itis Paidof him, Hee was aMurtbbrerfrom the 'beginning : And thismade our Sauiour to fayvnto the Pharifees , Teeareofyour Father theDeuill,for thatyeefeeeke tofufll hie will, Whoputting Chrift todeath, didaccomplifh thatwhich the Deuill had fworne. And hence arifeth that ha- tred andemnitiewhichhe beareth toman ingenerali, and the harme which hee either does or feekes todoe him ;thinking withhimfelfe(as Tertullian notethit) thatthe greater hurt heedothvnto man, thegreater(tones hee throwes againft God. But fuppofe, That withoutthewill of Godhe cannotdoe vs any harme, Why cod Whydoth hee permit, that thishis ,lining Temple, confecrated with his holy mitshim t be oyle,being the habitationofhis delight,(bould bemadeaHogs-ftiefor Deuils a fomifchie uous. WhenHeliodorusprophaning theholy Templeof Ierufalem; entred thereinto, there methim anarmedKnight inharneffeofgold, fitting vpon a fierceHorfe richlybarbed, who fnioteat Heliodoruewithhis fore-feet throwing him downe to the ground. This was no fooner done, but.there prefently appeared two young men, notable in flrength, excellent inbeautie, andcomelyin apparell, which Roodbyhimon either fide andfcourged him continually, and gaue him many fore (tripes tillhe wasreadietoglue vp theghoft : and allthePeopleprai- fed the Lord, that hehad honoured his owne placewith fo great and ftrange a miracle. But Heliodorauefcaped in theendwith life,atthe interceffion ofonias the High-Prieft : And the King askingHeliadortu afterwards , Whoweremeet , tobefent yet onceagain to Ierufalem e hePaid, Ifthou haft any enemieor trái-. tor,fend himthither,and thou(halt receiue him wellfcourged,if he efcapewith his life : for inthat place, no doubt there is an efpeciall power ofGod. But a. morefwcet & pleafingtemple vnto God thanIerufalem, is thebodie_&foule of man; Tempt= Dei,&c. The Temple ofGod is holy,which Templeyeebe. He madea promife to Ierufalem, that novncircumcifed perfon fhould put his foot within it, much leffe doeany harme vnto it. How then dothGod confent,that thede- uils íhould lodgefo long in man, and fhould trampleand tread him under foot, and torment him inthat extreamemanner as theydoe e 2.Mae..3. SaintChryfoflomein his bookesDe Prouidentia, dothmultiplie reafonsheere- vpon : and in his fecond part he fetteth downefixes the chiefeft whereofI take to be, Thefeare andterrourwhich God pretendeth to put man in with the fight ofone poffeffedwitha Deuill. There are manymen in theworld, whomGod Bb z muff
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