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The old enmity between the Serpent and the Woman is not yet, neither ever will be worn out. There are natural antipathies between some creatures, for which little reason can be given. As between the Lyon and the Cock, the Elephant and Boar, the Camel and Horse: The Serpent saith Aristotle will rather fly into the fire, then ⟨p. 27⟩come near the boughs of a wild Ash: but there is a greater antipathy between the seed of the woman, and the seed of the Serpent. An unjust man is abomination to the just, and he that is upright in his way, is abomination to the wicked, Prov. 29: ult. The Eagle saith the Philosopher hath continually enmity with the Dragon and Serpent. Saints are Eagles, they have enmity with the Serpentine brood, but it is odium offencionis, they hate wicked mens sins, but not their persons. They loath the poison, but not the cup in which it is. As tender Physicians they hate the noisome disease, but pity the patient, thus the unjust man is abomination to the just; but the wicked hate the godly, odio inimicitiae, with a hatred of perfect enmity, wishing evil to their persons, and working it to the utmost of their power. They that are born after the flesh persecute them that are born after the spirit; their rage is so great, that were their power answerable to their malice, they would cut Israel off from being a people, that the name thereof might be had no more in remembrance.

The old enmity between the Serpent and the Woman is not yet, neither ever will be worn out. There are natural antipathies between some creatures, for which little reason can be given. As between the Lyon and the Cock, the Elephant and Boar, the Cammel and Horse: The Serpent saith Aristotle will rather flie into the fire, then ⟨p. 27⟩come near the boughs of a wild Ash: but there is a greater antipathy between the seed of the woman, and the seed of the Serpent. An unjust man is abomination to the just, and he that is upright in his way, is abomination to the wicked, Prov. 29: ult. The Eagle saith the Philosopher hath continually enmity with the Dragon and Serpent. Saints are Eagles, they have enmity with the Serpentine brood, but it is odium offencionis, they hate wicked mens sins, but not their persons. They loath the poison, but not the cup in which it is. As tender Physitians they hate the noisom disease, but pity the patient, thus the unjust man is abomination to the just; but the wicked hate the godly, odio inimicitiae, with a hatred of perfect enmity, wishing evil to their persons, and working it to the utmost of their power. They that are born after the flesh persecute them that are born after the spirit; their rage is so great, that were their power answerable to their malice, they would cut Israel off from being a people, that the name thereof might be had no more in remembrance.