Rev, 21.5. Mat. 24.' 24. The Secret Southfayer, or fo generally received and owned for the truth, 'which have fcarce ever been qutftiened, and have been received and refted on fromGen,raticn to Generation ; yet thefe fhall ap- pear in the light <;t God to be but Images, and Lyes, and thall all vanifh in that day of the- Lord, and man (hall have nothing left himof all his flrength, riches, Holes, Chariots, flrong holds, wi tch. crafts, images, ftanding images ; fo that he fhall have nothingat all in his hand to truft to, and thefe men for all their flrong confidences they thall be utterly di- Jlreffed, andflript naked, and (hall no more worthp the workof their own hands ; that is, there is nothing of man can Rand, nothing ofhis righteoufnefl, wifdom, power, acing, woring, worfhipping, nothing but onely the righteouJne_fs, porter, and work of Jefus Chrift , who faith , Behold I alone raÏ . all things new. Write, for all thefe thingsare faithful and true. Whatever men fay, write this for truth. Thefe things in part we have opened in the morning , e- fpecially two : fluff, his Cities and f?rong holds for his defence. Secondly, his Chariots and his Horfs ; in cafe the former willot fecure him, yet his Chariots and Hon es (hall and will uphold and fecure him (as he thinks) ghat at lafl he may be free from danger, and fecure himfelf from the pur- fuer. Thirdly, the Lordpromifes he will cut off Witch- crafts, and they fhall have no more Southfayers : From hence we held out this ; That till the day ofChrift his appearing, man is led by the defilements of his own heart, and by no other guide but by Satan and his inf.uments , by the fa- ther oflyes, deceits and inchantments. HL alwayes hearkens to the Counfel of the Serpent in him, which is more :cun- ning and fi btile then any other beat? of the feild:and fo cun- ningly are his devices contrived, that ij it were poffible he would deceive therewith the very Elea. And there is none that can throw out this deco 'ver, cunning Serpent in man, but onely the holy_feed of the a man ; that atone can breakhis headand deftro}' hi o . T +. e is -none elfe can over- come this Dragon but only M I C H AFL the Arch-Angel, nor confute the ManofSin but onely the mouth of the Lord, and the brightnefje ofhis commino: for he is fo full offigns, de- ceits
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