21. The enemies of Christ are Satan and all his angels with all their works, to wit, sin and death, Gen. 3. 15. Eph. 2. 2. 2. Cor. 4. 4. 2. Cor. 6. 15. to which we must add all wicked men, who be the instruments of Satan, Joh. 8. 44. 1. ⟨p. 96⟩Joh. 3. 8. amongst whom the Antichrist of Rome is chief, 2. Thess. 2. 3. These enemies Christ hath already overcome in his own person, Eph. 4. 8. Col. 2. 14. Jo. 12. 31. he doth daily bridle and repress by his wisdom, power, word, and spirit, Luk. 10. 18, 19. Luk. 2. 34. Reu. 12. 5. and 2. 27. 2. Cor. 10. 4, 5. and he will perfectly subdue at the day of judgement, 1. Cor. 15. 25. adjudging the devil and all his partakers to eternal condemnation, Mat. 25. 46. and utterly abolishing sin and death, 1. Cor. 15. 26. Further is to be noted, that Christ as Mediator in the execution of his Kingly office, doth outwardly call some wicked and ungodly men, Mat. 22. 1. 14. and 20. 16. prescribe a law how they ought to walk, Jam. 4. 12. bestow many good things upon them both spiritual and temporal, though not such as accompany salvation, Heb. 6. 4, 5. Mat. 13. 19, 20, 21. Luk. 8. 13, 14. Job 22. 18. and inflict diverse punishments upon them, in this life and the life to come, for their sin and disobedience, Matth. 13. 12. and 25. 28. Es. 6. 10. 2. Thess. 2. 10, 11. Luk. 16. 23.
21. The enemies of Christ are Sathan and all his angels with all their workes, to wit, sinne and death, Gen. 3. 15. Eph. 2. 2. 2. Cor. 4. 4. 2. Cor. 6. 15. to which we must adde all wicked men, who bee the instruments of Sathan, Ioh. 8. 44. 1. ⟨p. 96⟩Ioh. 3. 8. amongst whom the Antichrist of Rome is cheife, 2. Thess. 2. 3. These enemies Christ hath alreadie ouercome in his owne person, Eph. 4. 8. Col. 2. 14. Io. 12. 31. he doth daily bridle and represse by his wisedome, power, word, and spirit, Luk. 10. 18, 19. Luk. 2. 34. Reu. 12. 5. and 2. 27. 2. Cor. 10. 4, 5. and he will perfectly subdue at the day of iudgement, 1. Cor. 15. 25. adiudging the deuill and all his partakers to eternall condemnation, Mat. 25. 46. and vtterly abolishing sinne and death, 1. Cor. 15. 26. Further is to be noted, that Christ as Mediatour in the execution of his Kingly office, doth outwardly call some wicked and vngodly men,
