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And yet it was principally by Means of those Sufferings, that he conquered and overthrew his Enemies. Christ never so effectually bruised Satan's Head, as when he bruised his Heel. The Weapon with which Christ warred against the Devil, and obtained a most complete Victory and glorious Triumph over him, was the Cross, the Instrument and Weapon with which he thought he had overthrown Christ, and brought on him shameful Destruction. Col. 2. 14, 15 Blotting out the Hand-writing of Ordinances.—nailing it to his Cross: And having spoiled Principalities and Powers, he made a Show of them openly, triumphing over them in it. In his last Sufferings Christ sapped the very Foundations of Satan's Kingdom; he conquered his Enemies in their own Territories, and beat them with their own Weapons; as David cut off Goliath's Head with his own Sword. The Devil had as it were swallowed up Christ, as the Whale did Jonah; but it was deadly Poison to him; he gave him a mortal Wound in his own Bowels; he was soon Sick of his Morsel, and forced to vomit him up again; and is to this Day Heart-sick of what he then swallowed as his Prey.—In those Sufferings of Christ, was laid the Foundation of all that glorious Victory that he has already obtained over Satan, in the Overthrow of his heathenish Kingdom, in the Roman Empire, and all the Success the Gospel has had since; and also of all his future and still more glorious Victory that is to be obtained in all the Earth.—Thus Samson's Riddle is most eminently fulfilled, Judges 14. 14. Out of the Eater came forth Meat, and out of the Strong came forth Sweetness. And thus the true Samson does more towards the Destruction of his Enemies at his Death, than in his Life, ⟨p. 268⟩in yielding up himself to Death, he pulls down the Temple of Dagon, and destroys many thousands of his Enemies even while they are making themselves Sport in his Sufferings; and so he whose Type was the Ark, pulls down Dagon, and breaks off his Head and Hands in his own Temple, even while he is brought in there as Dagon's Captive.

And yet it was principally by Means of those Sufferings, that he conquered and overthrew his Enemies. Christ never so effectually bruised Satan's Head, as when he bruised his Heel. The Weapon with which Christ warred against the Devil, and obtained a most compleat Victory and glorious Triumph over him, was the Cross, the Instrument and Weapon with which he thought he had overthrown Christ, and brought on him shameful Destruction.