A Practical Commentary on the Epistle of Jude

Sixthly, There is little reason that we should adore him, whom God holdeth in chains of darkness, that we should exalt him whom the Lord hath cast down, and make a God of him; who hath made himself a Devil. All sins do, as it were, set the Crown upon Satan's head, these especially. 1. False Worship, Satan is the Head of Idolaters, if the sacrifice ⟨p. 299⟩were offered in an unbecoming manner, God saith, it was a sacrifice offered unto Devils, Levit. 17. 7. In all false worships the Devil is served either directly, or obliquely, either by consequence or in the intention of the worshippers, thence those expressions, Table of Devils 1 Cor. 10. 21. they sacrificed to Devils and not to God, Deut. 32. 17. You gratify Satan if you be not right in worship; those among Christians that worshipped towards an Idol of Gold and Silver, are said to worship Devils, Rev. 9. 20. Satan is (saith Synesius) [Greek or Hebrew]. a lover of Images, and a Patron of false worship. 2. Worldly conversation; he is called the God of this World, 2 Cor. 2. 4. sensual, covetous, proud men are Satan's Votaries, at his beck and pleasure, and will you be one of the number? when Christ came to dissolve Satan's works, John 3. 8. will you uphold them? 3. B•se fear of wicked men; you do but fear the Devil in them, Rev. 2. 10. Fear not, behold the Devil shall cast some of you into prison, He that will deny the truth for fear of men, preferreth the Devil before God. 4. Being of the faction of the wicked, there is a corrupt party in the world, over whom Satan usurpeth Empire and Domination; Rulers of the darkness of this World, Eph. 6. 14.