1. In that He Saves from the Greatest Enemies. He saves out of the hand of the Mighty. Satan is a Mighty and Powerful Enemy: Luk. 10.19 Christ nevertheless, has delivered and taken away the Prey out of his hands. A Sinner is no more able to deliver himself out of the hands of Satan, than a Lamb can deliver himself out of the Mouth of the Lyon. But Jesus Christ has delivered us out of Satan's hands, out of the hands of that Infernal Lyon. We read concerning David, 1 Sam. 17.34 that when there was a Lamb fallen into the jaws of a Lyon, David smote the Lyon, and delivered the poor Lamb. He was in that, a singular Type of the Lord Jesus Christ: For Satan is that Lyon, that th• Souls of men are fallen into his devouring Jaws; but Jesus Christ the true David ▪ has so far smitten that Lyon, as to deliver those Lambs. Spiritual Evils they are the greatest Evils, and most to be dreaded. A Blind Mind, and a Hard Heart are dreadful Evils, but Christ delivers from those Evils▪ Men by Nature have Darkened souls within ⟨p. 96⟩them: 2 Cor. 4.4 The God •f this world has Blinded the Eye• of them that believe not. But Jesus Christ he makes blind men to see: Isa. 42 7 He was sent to open the Eyes of the blind. Those afflicted with Bodily blindness, Christ caused them to see. But especially to as those that have blind Soul, he causes them to see: And that shows him to be a Great Saviour. A man that was healed of that blindness he was Born with, Joh. 9 32 said, Since the world began it was not known, that a man should open the Eyes, of one that was born Blind. Aye, but Jesus Christ has opened the Eyes of many an one that has been born Blind. Many a Sinner that has been Born with a blind soul, Jesus Christ has opened the Eyes of that soul, and caused it to discern Spiritual Objects ▪ that others cannot discern. And Death is an Enemy, and a Dreadful one. But Jesus Christ saves from that Enemy: Joh· 11.25 If any man believe on me, though he were dead yet shall he live I am the Resurrection and the Life, says Christ. The Second Death that is a terrible thing, a terrible Enemy indeed. The second▪ Death is an Everlasting Death; but Christ delivers from that▪ All the men in the world were Condemned to Dye, the Law of God has Sentenced them to Death, Temporal and Eternal; but Jesus Christ saves from all these Deaths: Joh.
1. In that He Saves from the Greatest Enemies. He saves out of the hand of the Mighty. Satan is a Mighty and Powerful Enemy: Luk. 10.19 Christ nevertheless, has delivered and taken away the Prey out of his hands. A Sinner is no more able to deliver himself out of the hands of Satan, than a Lamb can deliver hims•lf out of the Mouth of the Lyon. But Jesus Christ has delivered us out of Satans hands, out of the hands of that Infernal Lyon. We read concerning David, 1 Sam. 17.34 that when there was a Lamb fallen into the jaws of a Lyon, David smote the Lyon, and de•ive•ed the poor Lamb. He was in that, a singular Type of the Lord Jesus Christ: For Satan is that Lyon, that th• Souls of men are fallen into his devouring Jaws; but Jesus Christ the true David ▪ has so far smitten that Lyon, as to deliver those Lambs. Spiritual Evils they are the greatest Evils, and most to be dreaded. A Blind Mind, and a Hard Heart are dreadful Evils, but Christ delivers from those Evils▪ Men by Nature have Darkned souls within ⟨p. 96⟩them: 2 Cor. 4.4 The God •f this world has Blinded the Eye• of them that believe not. But Jesus Christ he makes blind men to see: Isa. 42 7 He was sent to open the Eyes of the blind. Those afflicted with Bodily blindness, Christ caused them to see. But especially to as those that have blind Soul, he causes them to see: And that shews him to be a Great Saviour. A man that was healed of that blindness he was Born with, Ioh. 9 32 said, Since the world began it was not known, that a man should open the Eyes, of one that was born Blind. Aye, but Jesus Christ has opened the Eyes of many an one that has been born Blind. Many a Sinner that has been Born with a blind soul, Jesus Christ has opened the Eyes of that soul, and caused it to discern Spiritual Objects ▪ that others cannot discern. And Death is an Enemy, and a Dreadful one. But Jesus Christ saves from that Enemy: Joh· 11.25 If any man believe on me, though he were dead yet shall he live I am the Resurrection and the Life, sayes Christ. The Second Death that is a terrible thing, a terrible Enemy indeed. The second Death is an Everlasting Death; but Christ delivers from that All the men in the world were Condemned to Dye, the Law of God has Sentenc'd them to Death, Temporal and Eternal; but Jesus Christ saves from all these Deaths: Joh.
