Memorable providences relating to witchcrafts and possessions a faithful account of many wonderful and…

Secondly, The Power of our Adversaries the Devils, lies in the Number of them. Even such little things as Mire, yea, and Lice have proved horrible plagues by becoming numerous. What then may the Devils be, whose Troops amount unto many Legions: How many devils care sometimes be spared, for the Vexation of one man! In the bowels of one afflicted child, I have heard that murmur made, There are two or three of us! Yea, we read in Luc. 8. 30. of a Legion that kept a Garrison in one single person a a Legion contained twelve Thousand and five Hundred in it. Doubtless, there are far more Devils than there are Men in the world. They swarm like the Frogs of Egypt in every chamber of our houses. We can go, we can stir no where, but those wild Arabians will be upon us.

Secondly, The Power of our Adversaries the Devils, lies in the Number of them. Even such little things as Mire, yea, and Lice have prov'd horrible plagues by becoming numerous. What then may the Devils be, whose Troops amount unto many Legions: How many devils care sometimes be spared, for the Vexation of one man! In the bowels of one afflicted child, I have heard that murmur made, There are two or three of us! Yea, we read in Luc. 8. 30. of a Legion that kept a Garrison in one single person a a Legion contain'd twelve Thousand and five Hundred in it. Doubtless, there are far more Devils than there are Men in the world. They swarm like the Frogs of Egypt in every chamber of our houses. We can go, we can stir no where, but those wild Arabians will be upon us.

Thirdly, The Power of our Adversaries the Devils lies in their Confederacies. The Devils are all as one themselves; their Unity, ⟨p. 9⟩their Agreement in their designs makes them formidable. We are told in Mat. 12. 26. Satan is not divided against himself. But more than so, The devils have of their party among our selves, yea, within our selves. Devils have Men on their side. All wicked men promote the ends of the devils. Tis said, The lusts of the devil they will do; 'tis said. The devil works in the Children of disobedience. And the Devils have Hearts on their side Our wicked hearts will favour and humour the devils in their attempts, and betray us into their hands. When they made their assault on our Saviour, tis said, They found nothing in Him. But they find something in us, they find in us, an Inmate by whose Treachery we become their prey. This is the Power of the Enemy.