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5. The accomplishment of this Promise in Christ is expressly and clearly made out in the New Testament. Was not Jesus Christ of the Seed of the Woman, born of a Virgin? was not his heel bruised, himself Crucified? and did he not bruise the Serpents head, break the Power and Dominion of Satan? What saith the Gospel?¹ for this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the Devil.—And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the Devils are subject unto us, through thy Name: and he said unto them, I beheld Satan as Lightning fall from Heaven; behold I ⟨p. 62⟩give unto you power to tread on Serpents, and Scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you. ²— And now is the judgment of this world, now shall the Prince of this world be cast out. — And for as much as children are partakers of flesh and blood, He also himself likewise took part of the same, that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is the Devil. In these and many other places we find this very promise fulfilled in Christ, and only in Christ; and therefore he, and only he is the Seed of the Woman (that Hu, it, or he) that shall bruise the Serpents head. Yet I will not deny, but by way of participation this promise may pertain to the whole Body of Christ;³ Through him that loved us we are more than Conquerors, saith the Apostle; we may Conquer Satan, though not in our own strength, but Christs; and so in a secondary sense, by way of communication with Christ, under this Seed all the faithful are and may be contained; 1. Because the Head and Members are all one Body,⁴ both he that sanctifieth, and they who are sanctified are all one. 2. Because the faithful are called the seed of Christ, when thou shalt make his Soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed. 3. Because Satan doth not only bruise the heel of Christ, but of all the faithful,⁵ all that will live Godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. 4. Because Satan's overthrow by Christ our Head is diffused to all the Members, and the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. In this sense many of the ancient and modern Divines do extend this seed to the whole Body of Christ: but primarily, originally, especially, and properly, it belongs only to Christ, and to none but the Lord Jesus Christ.