But what do the heavens gain by Satan's casting down? And how doth his descending to the earth work man such woe? Ans. For heavens gain,e they are well rid of the malicious accuser of the brethren. Who would know more, must strive to get to heaven, and if more be needful, there his information shall be certain. As for mans woe by Satan's company here on earth, who so doubts hereof, may well suspect himself to have already received of him that deadly hurt, in blindness of mind and hardness of heart, whereof none save Jesus Christ the good Physician of our souls, by thef eye-salve, and ganointing of his spirit, can work the cure. Is it not woeful to the flocks and to the herds, when ravenous beasts do frequent their pastures? then woe to man because of ⟨image 3⟩Satan: for the peril of the lamb from the wolf; of the kid from the leopard; of the fat beast from the Lion; and of the sucking child from the Asp, is nothing comparable to the danger of man from this old serpent, who in craft and cruelty, yea in every hurtful property goes beyond them all. Other devouring creatures keep their circuits and observe their times; they are sometime weary, and not always hungry; some are unfit for the dark, and others afraid of the light, whereby their silly pray gets some respite: but Satan is a prince eof the darkness of this world, who yet for his advantage ican transform himself into an Angel of light, so as the day and night are to him both alike for the working of our woe: he is ever greedy, and never weary, and therefore always seeking; and if we dream of any restraint to him for time or place we deceive our selves, for he was a kmurderer from the beginning, and so will continue till time shall be no more; and he mcompasseth the whole earth walking in it to and fro, evenn like a roaring Lion, seeking whom he may devour. With other creatures woe is ended, when the pray is once devoured; but to Satan's pray it is not so, for unless his snare be broken and they delivered in this life, their woe continues easeless, endless and remediless after natural death. Indeed the natural man doth not perceive that working of Satan which doth procure his woe; it may be he hath seen the players and the painters Devils, some black horned monster with broad eyes, crooked claws or cloven feet; and till some such thing appear unto him, he never feareth hurt by Satan:
But what do the heauens gaine by Satans casting downe? And how doth his descending to the earth work man such wo? Ans. For heauens gain,e they are wel rid of the malitious accuser of the brethrē. Who would know more, must striue to get to heauen, and if more be needfull, there his information shalbe certaine. As for mans woe by Satans company here on earth, who so doubts heerof, may well suspect himselfe to haue already receiued of him that deadly hurt, in blindnesse of minde and hardnesse of heart, whereof none saue Iesus Christ the good Physitian of our soules, by thef eie-salue, and ganointing of his spirit, can worke the cure. Is it not wofull to the flockes and to the heards, when rauenous beasts do frequent their pastures? then wo to man because of ⟨image 3⟩Satan: for the perill of the lambe from the woolfe; of the kid from the leopard; of the fat beast from the Lion; and of the sucking child from the Aspe, is nothing comparable to the danger of man from this olde serpent, who in craft and cruelty, yea in euery hurtfull property goes beyond them all. Other deuouring creatures keepe their circuites and obserue their times; they are sometime weary, and not alwaies hungry; some are vnfit for the darke, and others afraid of the light, whereby their sillie pray gets some respite: but Satan is a prince eof the darknesse of this world, who yet for his aduantage ican transforme himselfe into an Angel of light, so as the day and night are to him both alike for the working of our woe: he is euer greedy, and neuer weary, and therefore alwaies seeking; and if wee dreame of any restraint to him for time or place we deceiue our selues, for he was a kmurtherer from the beginning, and so will continue till time shall be no more; and he mcompasseth the whole earth walking in it to and fro, euenn like a roaring Lion, seeking whom he may deuoure. With other creatures wo is ended, when the pray is once deuoured; but to Satans pray it is not so, for vnlesse his snare be broken and they deliuered in this life, their woe continues easelesse, endlesse and remedilesse after naturall death. Indeed the naturall man doth not perceiue that working of Satan which doth procure his woe; it may be he hath seene the plaiers and the painters Diuels, some blacke horned monster with broad eies, crooked clawes or clouen feet; and till some such thing appeare vnto him, he neuer feareth hurt by Satan:
- eReu. 12. 12.
- fReu. 3. 18.
- g• Job. 2. 27.• Iob. 2. 27.
- eEphes. 6. 12.
- i2. Cor. 11. 14.
- kJoh. 8. 4•.Ioh. 8. 4•.
- mJob. 1. 7.Iob. 1. 7.
- n1. Pet. 5. 8.
