Prima the first things, in reference to the middle and last things

Fourthly, Except before Excepted, a man is a very limb of Satan, a child of darkness, and one of the Family of Hell. Consider this, ye that are out of the state of Grace, in what miserable thraldom is your souls? Should any call you servants, or slaves of Satan, you would take it highly in disdain; but take it as you please, if you are not regenerate, you are in no better case. Paul appeals to your own knowledge, ¹Know you not that to whomsoever you give your selves as servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey? Rom. 6.16, 23. If then ye obey the Devils suggestions (which you do being unborn) what are you but the Devils servants? And if he be your Master, what is you wages? You may see it in the last verse, The wages of sin is death; death of the body, and death of the soul, death here, and death hereafter in Hell fire. Alas, that Satan should have this power on man! that he who is the enemy, and means nothing to a sinner but death and damnation, should be his Lord, and Tyrannize it over him at his own will and pleasure! Would any man be hired to serve Lyons and Tigers? ²And is not the Devil a roaring Lyon, walking about, and seeking whom he may devour? To serve him that would devour his servant, is a most miserable bondage; and what pay can one expect from Devils, but roaring and devouring, and tearing souls? In this plight are the servants of Corruption, slaves of Satan, so I rightly call them; for, Of whomsoever a man is overcome, ³even unto the same is he in bondage, 2 Peter 2.19. To wind ⟨p. 6⟩up this point; Lord, who shall dwell in thy Tabernacle? who shall rest in thy Holy Mountain? If we believe David, Not he that slandereth with his tongue, or doth evil to his Neighbour, ⁴—Or giveth his money upon Usury, or taketh a reward against the innocent: No, such are servants of Satan, and here is matter of Exception against them; Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.