Christs miracles delivered in a sermon. By Arthur Dent, preacher of the word of…Christes miracles deliuered in a sermon. By Arthvr Dent, preacher of the word of…

Secondarily; the measure of his knowledge may be discerned by his creation. GOD created him a good Angel, and gave him the same measure of knowledge that he gave to other Angels: Look therefore what knowledge is in a good Angel by creation, the same knowledge is in Satan by his creation. It may be that he retaineth still that measure of knowledge which he then received, albeit as it may be thought, that as man by his fall, lost a great measure of that knowledge which he had by his creation: so the Divill lost a great measure of his knowledge by his Apostasy from the Lord. Further it is to be known, that the divil being now fallen, is not of the consultation of the Lord, as the good Angels are, for they stand always before his face, ready to do any thing that he shall command ⟨image 19⟩them, for the good of the Elect, and therefore they are of the consultations of the Lord, but Satan is not so, and therefore he cannot have so great knowledge as they have, which is a great comfort to those that be the true children of GOD, that the good Angels, by the measure of their knowledge, are more able to save and defend us, then the Divill is by the measure of his knowledge to harm us.

Secondarily; the measure of his knowledge may bee discerned by his creation. GOD created him a good Angell, and gaue him the same measure of knowledge that hee gaue to other Angels: Looke therefore what knowledge is in a good Angell by creation, the same knowledge is in Sathan by his creation. It may bee that hee retaineth still that measure of knowledge which hee then receiued, albeit as it may bee thought, that as man by his fall, lost a great measure of that knowledge which hee had by his creation: so the Diuill lost a great measure of his knowledge by his Apostacie from the Lord. Further it is to be knowne, that the diuil being now fallen, is not of the consultation of the Lord, as the good Angels are, for they stand alwaies before his face, ready to doe any thing that hee shall command ⟨image 19⟩them, for the good of the Elect, and therefore they are of the consultations of the Lord, but Sathan is not so, and therefore hee cannot haue so great knowledge as they haue, which is a great comfort to those that be the true children of GOD, that the good Angels, by the measure of their knowledge, are more able to saue and defend vs, then the Diuill is by the measure of his knowledge to harme vs.