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…

Fourthly, besides this he hath also another means to increase his knowledge. When the Lord commandeth him to appear before him to render accounts of all the works that he hath done, Job. 1. 16. When the children of GOD, that is the good Angels came before the Lord, Satan stood amongst them, and the Lord said unto him, Whence comest thou? and he answered, From compassing the Earth too and fro: and the Lord said. Hast thou not considered my servant Job, how there is none like him in the earth, an upright and just man? Satan answered: It is not for nothing that Job feareth thee, hast thou not made a hedge about him and his house, and about every thing which he hath on every side? but touch all that he hath, and then see whether he will not blaspheme thee to thy face. Satan knew well enough, that man will make show of religion in prosperity, but in adversity, by impatience would fall ⟨image 21⟩away: For hereupon the Lord gave him liberty to afflict Job, in visiting his body with sickness, in taking away his children, and his goods: but whence hath he this knowledge? from the revelation of the Lord: he knew that Job should be visited with great sickness, and loose his children, and his goods, when he heard it from the Lord, and so he knoweth many other things which are to come to pass, and after he once knoweth them, he goeth to Witches or such like, and tells them thereof, who like wise tell others of the same before it comes to pass, and so deceive men thereby, making them to think that they know it of themselves: but neither they, nor the Devil know it of themselves, but by revelation of the LORD unto Satan.

Fourthly, besides this hee hath also another meanes to increase his knowledge. When the Lord commandeth him to appeare before him to render accounts of all the workes that hee hath done, Iob. 1. 16. When the children of GOD, that is the good Angels came before the Lord, Sathan stood amongst them, and the Lord said vnto him, Whence commest thou? and hee answered, From compassing the Earth too and fro: and the Lord sayd. Hast thou not considered my seruant Iob, how there is none like him in the earth, an vpright and iust man? Sathan answered: It is not for nothing that Iob feareth thee, hast thou not made a hedge about him and his house, and about euery thing which hee hath on euery side? but touch all that hee hath, and then see whether hee will not blaspheme thee to thy face. Sathan knew well enough, that man will make shew of religion in prosperitie, but in aduersitie, by impatience would fall