Satan's compassing the earth. By Henry SmithSatans compassing the earth. By Henrie Smith

I Have spoken of the question already, now of the answer, Compassing here doth signify tempting, & the Earth doth signify all the people of the earth: as if he should say, I come from tempting all men. It is some vantage unto us to hear that the Spaniards are coming before they come, and what number they ⟨image 3⟩have, and how they are appointed, that we may levy our forces accordingly. But beloved, there is a greater adversary then the Spaniard, which brings in the Spaniards, your adversary the devil. It is good for us to hear when he comes, that we may be in a readiness against him, as we prepare against them. Therefore this Scripture, and this time accord well. In Revelation 12.10. the devil is called an accuser, and now I am an accuser of the accuser: he accuseth us to God, & God accuseth him to us, that when he comes like an angel, yet we may say to him like Christ, Avoid Satan. First give me leave to say unto you as Christ said unto his disciples, Take heed how you hear, for that which I am to speak unto you of the devil, the devil would not have you hear: and therefore as he is here called a Compasser, so he will compass your eyes with shows, and your ears with sounds, and your senses with sleep, and your thoughts with fancies, and all to hinder you from hearing