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Inference 2.

Is Jesus Christ thus enthroned in Heaven, ¹then how impossible is it, that ever his interest should miscarry or sink on earth? The Church hath many subtle and potent enemies. True, but as Haman could not prevail against the Jews whilst Esther their friend spake for them to the King; no more can they, whilst our Jesus sits at his, and our Fathers right hand. Will he suffer his enemies that are under his feet, to rise up and pull out his eyes think you? Surely they that touch his people, touch the very Apple of his eye, Zech. 2.8. He must reign till all his enemies are under his foot, 1 Cor. 15.25. ⟨p. 584⟩The enemy under his feet, shall not destroy the children in his arms. He sits in Heaven on purpose to manage all to the advantage of his Church, Eph. 1.22. Are our enemies powerful, lo our King sits on the right hand of power. Are they subtle and deep in their contrivance, he that sits on the Throne over-looks all they do. Heaven over-looks Hell. He that sits in the Heavens beholds, and derides their attempts, Psal 2.4. He may permit his enemies to straighten them in one place, but it shall be for their enlargement in another. For 'tis with the Church, as it is with the Sea; what it loses in one place, it gets in another; and so really loses nothing. He may suffer them also to distress us in outwards, but that shall be recompensed with inward, and better mercies; and so we shall lose nothing by that. A foot-stool you know is useful to him that treads on it, and serves to lift him up the higher: so shall Christs enemies be to him, and his; albeit they think not so. What singular benefits the oppositions of his enemies, occasion to his people; I have