§. 9. How our spiritual enemies exceed flesh and blood.§. 9. How our spirituall enemies exceed flesh and bloud.
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§. 9. How our spiritual enemies exceed flesh and blood.
§. 9. How our spirituall enemies exceed flesh and bloud.
Our most mortal enemies are more then flesh and blood, 1more in number,2 greater in power, craftier in their wiles, of longer continuance, more envious, malicious, furious, cruel, not so open and visible, but invisible, close and secret, and in many other respects more fearful and dangerous.
OVr most mortall enemies are more then flesh and blood, 1more in number,2 greater in power, craftier in their wiles, of longer continuance, more enuious, malicious, furious, cruell, not so open and visible, but inuisible, close and secret, and in many other respects more fearefull and dangerous.
- 1Doct. 4.
- 2Our enemies more then flesh and blood.
1. Among flesh and blood, none so mighty but may be confronted: asc Daniels visions of the beasts showeth. The great Monarchs of the world have bin destroyed one of another, but no flesh & blood can confront the Devil.