1There is a two-fold casting out of Satan; one for his first sin, 2 Pet. 2.4. God spared not the Angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, Jude vers. 6. This is a personal casting out, not spoken of here: But Satan must have two hells; for though the Gospel was never intended to Satan, yet Satan is guilty of Gospel-rebellion, in that the Dragon fighteth with the Lamb, and the weak woman travelling in birth, by the Gospel, to bring forth a man child to God. And (2.) as Satan is the mystical head and Prince of that condemned body, he is cast out; and he hath a power, in regard of the guilt and dominion of sin, both over the elect and the reprobate. Christs death hath broken hells bars, and condemned sin in the flesh, Rom. 8.3. and dissolved the works of the devil, and taken his Forts and Castles; and, 1 Joh. 3.8. taken many of Satan's Soldiers captives. Death was the Devils Fort-royal;2 Hell is his great Prison-house, and principal Jail; these he hath taken, 1 Cor. 15.55, 56. Hos. 13.14. I will ransom them from the power of the grave, I will redeem them from the power of death. O death, I will be thy plague: O grave, I will be thy destruction. And these captives can never be ransomed out of Christs hand again; for (saith he) repentance shall be hid from mine eyes. When Christ spoils,3 he will never restore the prey again. He hath overcome the world, Joh. 16.33. and that was a strong Fort: and he hath delivered the Saints from the dominion of sin, because they are under a new Husband; Rom. 6.6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Rom. 7.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. All crosses have lost their salt and their sting; even as when a City is taken by storming, all the Commanders ⟨p. 201⟩and Soldiers are dis-armed: and when a Court is cried down, by Law, all the members and Officers of the Court, Judge, and Scribe, and Advocates that can plead, Pursuivants, Jails, are cried down; they cannot sit, nor lead a Process, nor summon a Subject: So when Christ cried down Satan's Judicature, and triumphed over principalities and powers, and annulled all Decrees, Laws, hand-writings of Ordinances, that Satan could have against the Saints, Col. 2.14, 15. all the Officers of hell are laid aside; the Devil is out of office by Law, jure, the Jails and pits are broken, Isaiah 49.9. That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth: to them that are in darkness, Show your selves. Zech. 9.11.
1There is a two-fold casting out of Satan; one for his first sin, 2 Pet. 2.4. God spared not the Angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, Jude vers. 6. This is a personall casting out, not spoken of here: But Satan must have two hells; for though the Gospel was never intended to Satan, yet Satan is guilty of Gospel-rebellion, in that the Dragon fighteth with the Lamb, and the weak woman travelling in birth, by the Gospel, to bring forth a man child to God. And (2.) as Satan is the mysticall head and Prince of that condemned body, hee is cast out; and hee hath a power, in regard of the guilt and dominion of sin, both over the elect and the reprobate. Christs death hath broken hells barres, and condemned sinne in the flesh, Rom. 8.3. and dissolved the works of the devill, and taken his Forts and Castles; and, 1 Joh. 3.8. taken many of Satans Souldiers captives. Death was the Devills Fort-royall;2 Hell is his great Prison-house, and principall Jayle; these hee hath taken, 1 Cor. 15.55, 56. Hos. 13.14. I will ransome them from the power of the grave, I will redeeme them from the power of death. O death, I will be thy plague: O grave, I will be thy destruction. And these captives can never be ransomed out of Christs hand again; for (saith hee) repentance shall be hid from mine eyes. When Christ spoyles,3 hee will never restore the prey againe. Hee hath overcome the world, Joh. 16.33. and that was a strong Fort: and hee hath delivered the Saints from the dominion of sin, because they are under a new Husband; Rom. 6.6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Rom. 7.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. All crosses have lost their salt and their sting; even as when a City is taken by storming, all the Commanders ⟨p. 201⟩
