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That enmity which is betwixt the seed of the serpent, and ⟨p. 193⟩of the woman, (Gen. 3. 15.) is an especial cause hereof. The seed of the one is of a contrary disposition to the seed of the other: and there is an inbred antipathy betwixt them (as we heard before, §. 3.) This is not so much to be understood of the visible serpent, as of the spiritual serpent, to whom it ¹doth much more agree. As well therefore may calves where lions, and lambs where wolves, and hares where hounds, and mice where cats, and birds where buzzards are, think to be quiet, secure and safe, as the Church in this world. The Devil himself as a roaring lion walketh about seeking whom he may devour, 1 Pet. 5. 8. And he is the God of this world, 2 Cor. 4. 4. As a God he reigneth and ruleth in this world: and the men of this world do subject themselves to him as to their God: wherefore he is also styled ^eThe Prince of this world, and his hellish brood ^fworldly governors. By this spirit are all the men of this world guided, he ^gworketh in them. He is their father, and ^hthe lusts of their father they will do. Prince and Subjects therefore will (in what they can) annoy the Church, which is the kingdom of Christ

That enmity which is betwixt the seed of the serpent, and ⟨p. 193⟩of the woman, (Gen. 3. 15.) is an especiall cause hereof. The seed of the one is of a contrary disposition to the seed of the other: and there is an inbred antipathy betwixt them (as we heard before, §. 3.) This is not so much to be understood of the visible serpent, as of the spirituall serpent, to whom it