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Sixthly, he hath yet another means to increase his knowledge, and that is by the observation of natural causes. If you speak of an Astronomer, he can tell that best: if ye speak of an Astrologer, he is most cunning there in. Yea that which men guess at, and as it were grope at in the dark, he beholdeth and knoweth most certainly, and ⟨image 22⟩can tell any thing that is to come to pass by the course of the Stars, and other natural causes. If we speak of knowledge in the Arts, there is none comparable to him: he is most skilful in all the tongues, and there is no time that is hid from him. So that by these means he hath wonderfully increased his knowledge. But some may say: Hath he knowledge in any thing, in which the good Angels have no knowledge? No for they are as diligent for the salvation of the godly, as he is for their destruction. Psal. 91. 11. GOD giveth his Angels charge to keep Christ and all that are his, in all their ways: nay they pitch their tents about him that feareth the Lord to keep him on every side, that no harm befall him any way. And therefore as soon as Satan had left off tempting Christ, the good Angels came and ministered unto him all things that were requisite for him in this life. But doth not Satan's knowledge serve to the working of a miracle? No: for it is a finite knowledge, ⟨image 22⟩and therefore cannot produce any miracle, for every true miracle is wrought by an omnipotent power.

Sixtly, he hath yet another meanes to increase his knowledge, and that is by the obseruation of naturall causes. If you speake of an Astronomer, he can tell that best: if yée speake of an Astrologer, he is most cunning there in. Yea that which men gesse at, and as it were groape at in the darke, hee beholdeth and knoweth most certainlie, and ⟨image 22⟩can tell any thing that is to come to passe by the course of the Starres, and other naturall causes. If we speake of knowledge in the Artes, there is none comparable to him: hee is most skilfull in all the tongues, and there is no time that is hid from him. So that by these meanes hee hath wonderfully increased his knowledge. But some may say: Hath hee knowledge in any thing, in which the good Angels haue no knowledge? No for they are as diligent for the saluation of the godly, as he is for their destruction.