The black devil or the apostate Together with the wolf worrying the lambs. And…The blacke devil or the apostate Together with the wolfe worrying the lambes. And…

So this spiritual and hellish Pharaoh hath had a soul long in his Egypt; and hath found him beneficial and helpful to his kingdom of darkness in many services. The word preached comes, like Moses, to call him out of this bondage. Satan is afraid to be put out of Commons, frantic at the menace of expulsion: he will not give ground till he be forced, nor depart except plagued. But when he perceives no evasion, or remedy against Gods invasion, he falls to indenting with niggardly grants and allowances.

So this spirituall and hellish Pharaoh hath had a soule long in his Egypt; and hath found him beneficiall and helpfull to his kingdome of darknesse in many seruices. The word preached comes, like Moses, to call him out of this bondage. Satan is afraid to be put out of Commons, franticke at the menace of expulsion: he wil not giue ground til he be forced, nor depart except plagued. But when hee perceiues no euasion, or remedy against Gods inuasion, he falls to indenting with niggardly grants and allowances.

1. Sacrifice here in this land: put on a mantle of religion over the old body. Be inwardly an Egyptian still, black and wicked, though an external sacrificer. Let thy life be statu quo; shift not ground. Answer thou with Moses, No. I must change place, travel a new way: from Egypt toward Canaan; from the region of darkness, to the regiment of life.

1. Sacrifice here in this land: put on a mantle of religion ouer the old body. Be inwardly an Egyptian still, blacke and wicked, though an externall sacrificer. Let thy life be statu quo; shift not ground. Answere thou with Moses, No. I must change place, trauell a new way: from Egypt toward Canaan; from the region of darknesse, to the regiment of life.