2 Sam. xxiv. 16. An angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, after he had slain in other parts seventy thousand men by pestilence. Ver. 15.

2 Kings xix. 35. An angel of the Lord smote in the camp of the Assyrians, an hundred four score and five thousand. xxxvii. 36.

Isa.

Ps. xxxv. 5, 6. Let the angel of the Lord chase the wicked. Let the angel of the Lord persecute them.

ixxviii. 49. He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation and trouble, by sending evil angels among them. Acts xii. 23. An angel of the Lord smote Herod because he gave not God the glory, and he was eaten of worms.

Rev. vii. 2. To four angels it was given to hurt the earth and the sea. See chapters 8th and 9th.

xv. 1. Seven angels, having the seven last plagues. Ver. 6. See these plagues through the whole 16th chapter.

xx. 1. An angel binds Satan. See also Ch.

John i. 51.

Luke xxii. 43. When Christ was in an agony, before he was apprehended by enemies, there appeared an angel unto him from heaven strengthening him.

Matt. xxvi. 51, 52. When Jesus was apprehended, Peter drew his sword to fight for him.

Jesus said, Put up thy sword; thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?

xxviii. 2. At Christ's resurrection, an angel rolls back the stone from the door of the sepulchre, and sat on it.-Ver. 5. He declares

Acts i. 10, 11. At Christ's ascension, angels declare to the apostles his coming again.

XXVI. They shall attend Christ at his coming to judgment. Matt. xvi. 27. The Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father, with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his work. Ch. xxv. 31, 32. Mark viii. 38. Luke ix. 26.

Luke xii. 8, 9. Jesus said, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God. He that denieth me before men, shall be denied before the angels of God. Rev. iii. 5.

1 Thess. iv. 16. The Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God, and the dead in Christ shall rise first. 1 Cor. xv. 52.

XXVII. Their employment at the day of judgment. Matt. xiii. 39. The harvest is the end of the world; the reapers are the angels.

xxiv. 31. The son of man shall send his

angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the

other. Mark xiii. 27.

forth his angels, and they shall gather out of xiii. 41, 42. The Son of man shall send his kingdom all things that offend, and them that do iniquity. And shall cast them into a furnace of fire; there shall be wailing and

gnashing of teeth. Ver. 49, 50.

revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, in flaming fire, taking vengeance on them that Lord Jesus Christ; who shall be punished know not God, and obey not the gospel of our with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power.

2 Thess. i. 7-9. The Lord Jesus shall be

XXVIII. They are worshippers of God the Father. Ps. ciii. 20, 21. Bless the Lord all ye his angels. (Rev. vii. 11.—xix. 10.—xxii. 9.) Bless the Lord all ye his hosts, ye ministers of his that do his pleasure. Ps. cxlviii. 2.

Isa. vi. 3. The seraphim cried one to anof hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. other, and said, Holy, holy, holy is the Lord

Dan. vii. 10. Thousand thousands minister

ed unto him, and ten thousand times ten thou

sand stood before him.

XXIX. They worship Christ, and are subject to him. Heb. i. 4. Christ was made better than the angels.-Ver. 6. God said, Let all the angels of God worship him.

Rev. v. 11, 12. Angels round about the throne said, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.

They are not to be worshipped. See Col. ii. 18. Rev. xix. 10.-xxii. 8, 9.

DEVILS.

XXX. Of the angels some sinned and are reserved unto punishment. 2 Pet. ii. 4. God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell; and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judg

ment.

Jude 6. The angels that kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, God hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness, unto the judgment of the great day.

Rev. xx. 10. The devil that deceived the nations, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

Matt. xxv. 41. Everlasting fire is prepared for the devil and his angels.

They are called principalities and powers. Rom. viii. 38. Eph. vi. 12.

XXXIII. Devils are represented as enemies to all good, and promoters of sin and misery among mankind. Gen. iii. 1 to 7. Satan called the serpent. 2 Cor. xi. 3. And the old serpent, the devil. Rev. xii. 9.—xx. 2. Beguiled Eve.

2 Sam. xxiv. 1. He moved David to number the people.

Zech. iii. 1. Satan stood at Joshua's right hand to resist him.

Matt. xiii. 38, 39. The tares are the children of the wicked one. The enemy that sowed the tares is the devil.

Luke xxii. 31. Satan desired to have Peter to sift him.

John vi. 70. Jesus said [of Judas], One of you is a devil.

xiii. 27. Satan entered into Judas, and tempted him to betray his master. Luke xxii. 3.

xvii. 12. Judas was the son of perdition. 2 Thess. ii. 3. The man of sin is the son of perdition.

viii. 44. To his enemies, Jesus said, Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do; he was a murderer from the

1 Tim. iii. 6. Pride is called the condemnation of the devil.

Job xxxviii. 7. Morning stars is the name of angels: this name is given to the proud king of Babylon, losing his power, as one of these morning stars falling.

Isa. xiv. 9. Hell from beneath is moved for thee, to meet thee at thy coming.-Ver. 12. How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning.

Luke x. 18. Jesus said, I beheld Satan fall as lightning from heaven.

XXXII. Names given to these in Scripture. The god of this world, 2 Cor. iv. 4.-The prince of this world, John xiv. 30.-xvi. 11. Beelzebub the chief of the devils. Luke xi. 15. The prince of the power of the air, Eph. ii. 2.-Belial, who hath his sons and children of the wicked. See Deut. xiii. 13. Judg. xix. 22.-xx. 13. 1 Sam. ii. 12.-x. 27.-xxx. 22. 2 Sam. xx. 1. 1 Kings xxi. 10. 2 Chron. xiii. 7. 2 Cor. vi. 15.-The devil and his angels, Matt. xxv. 41.

The dragon and his angels, Rev. xii. 7. 9. The angel of the bottomless pit, Rev. ix. 11.

Rev. xii. 9. The great dragon, that old serpent the devil, and Satan, the deceiver, and his angels.-Ver 10. The accuser of the brethren. Compare Job i. 9.—ii. 5. Zech, iii. 1.

there is no truth in him.

Acts v. 3. He put it into the hearts of Ananias and Sapphira to lie to the Holy Ghost. Eph. ii. 2. Satan is the spirit that worketh in the children of disobedience.

vi. 12. Devils are the rulers of the darkness of this world.

1 Thess. iii. 5. Satan is the tempter. 1 Tim. v. 15. Some turn aside after him.

Jam. iii. 15. Envy and strife is the wisdom that is earthly, sensual, devilish.

1 John iii. 8. He that committeth sin is of the devil. Ver. 10.

Ver. 12. Cain was of that wicked one, and slew his brother.

Rev. xii. 9. Satan deceiveth the whole world.

Satan's hurtfulness to the bodies and worldly interests of mankind: See Job i. 6 to 20, and ii. 7. Also devils are cast out by Christ: See Christ's Miracles.

XXXIV. The enmity and endeavours of Satan and his servants, to injure Christ and his servants. Matt. iv 1. Satan tempted Christ. Mark i. 13.

Matt. xiii. 19. When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. Mark iv. 15.

Luke viii. 12. The devil taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe, and be saved.

Acts xiii. 10. They pervert the right ways of the Lord.

2 Cor. iv. 4. The god of this world hath blinded the minds of those who believe not. xii. 7. A messenger of Satan buffeted Paul. 1 Thess. ii. 18. Satan hindered the apostles. Rev. ii. 10.

2 Thess. ii. 9. The coming of the man of sin, is after the working of Satan, with all power and signs, and lying wonders, and with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

1 Tim. iv. 1. Some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils.

Rev. iii. 9. They say they are Jews, and are not, but are of the synagogue of Satan. See Rev. ii. 9, 10.-xii. 13.-xx. 10.

XXXV. Devils believe that there is a God. James ii. 19. The devils believe and tremble. They know Christ. Mark i. 24. They said to Jesus, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? I know thee who thou art, the holy one of God. Luke iv. 41. Devils came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ, the Son of God.

Matt. iv. 1. to 12. When Jesus was forty days tempted of the devil, the devil leaveth him without succeeding.

John xii. 31. Jesus said, Now shall the prince of this world be cast out.

xiv. 30. Jesus said, The prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.

xvi. 11. The prince of this world is judged.

Col. ii. 15. He spoiled principalities and powers, triumphing over them.

Heb. ii. 14. Christ destroyed him that had the power of death, that is, the devil.

1 John iii. 8. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

Rev. xvii. 14. The Lamb shall overcome them, i. e. the servants of Satan. See Rev xii. 7. 9, 10, 11.

XXXIX. Satan is overcome by Christians, through divine power communicated. Matt. x. 1. Jesus gave his disciples power against unclean spirits, to cast them out. Mark iii. 15.-vi. 7.

Luke x. 17. The disciples returned with joy, saying to Jesus, Even the devils are subject to us through thy name.

Acts xxvi. 17, 18. Jesus said to Paul, I send thee to open men's eyes, to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God.

Rom. xvi. 20. The God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet.

xix. 13. Certain vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits, the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus, whom Paul preacheth.-Ver. 15, 16. The evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are ye? And the man in whom the evil spirit was, leapt on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.

XXXVII. They know the sacred Scriptures. Matt. iv. 6. They produce the words of Ps. xci. 11, saying, It is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee, and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

1 John ii. 14. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one. Ver. 13. Eph. vi. 10, 11.

v. 18. He that is begotten of God, keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not. Ch. iv. 4.

Rev. xii. 11. They overcame Satan by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony. See Rom. viii. 37, 38, 39.

XL. Promises to them that overcome Satan. Rev. ii. 7. They shall eat of the tree of life.11. Shall not be hurt of the second death.-17. Shall have hidden manna.-26. Shall have power over the nations. Ch. iii. 5. Shall be clothed in white.-12. Shall be made a pillar in the temple of God.-21. Shall sit with Christ in his throne. Ch. xxi. 7. Shall inherit all things. 1 Cor. vi. 3. Shall judge

XLI. Duties exhorled to in opposition to Satan. 1 Cor. vii. 5. Let the husband and wife come together, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.

2 Cor. ii. 11. Let us receive an offender, when become penitent, lest Satan get an advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices.

xi. 2. Paul said, I am jealous over you, with a godly jealousy.-Ver. 3. I fear lest by any means as the serpent beguiled Eve, through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

Ver. 14, 15. For Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed, as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works. Eph. iv. 26, 27. Let not the sun go down

upon your wrath. Neither give place to the devil.

vi. 11, 12. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.-Ver. 16. Take the shield of faith wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.

James iv. 7. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

1 Pet. v. 8, 9. Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as à roaring lion walketh about, seeking whom he may devour. Whom resist steadfast in the faith.

Jude 9. Michael the archangel said, The Lord rebuke thee, Satan. Zech. iii. 2.

I. HE is the King, Ruler, and Governor of the world; having a throne, kingdom, dominion, government. 2 Kings xix. 15. Thou art the God of all the kingdoms of the earth.

1 Chron. xxix. 11. Thine is the power, and the glory, and the kingdom; and thou art exalted as head above all. Matt. vi. 13.

xcv. 3. The Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.

xcvii. 2. Clouds and darkness are round about him; righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.

ciii. 19. The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all. cxlv. 13. Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth through

ever.

xi. 4. The Lord's throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try the children of men. xxii. 28. The kingdom is the Lord's; and he is the governor among the nations.

xlv. 6. Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.

xlvii. 2. The Lord most high, is a great King over all the earth.-Ver. 8. God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth on the throne of his holiness.

Ixvi. 7. He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations.

lxxxix. 14. Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne.

Prov. viii. 16. By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.

Isa. xxxvii. 16. Thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. Ch. vi. 5. The King, the Lord of hosts. Ixvi. 1. The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool.

Jer. x. 10. The Lord is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting King: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.

Dan. iv. 3. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation. Ver. 34.

vi. 26. He is the living God, and steadfast for ever; and his kingdom is that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end. Ch. vii. 14. 27.

1 Tim. vi. 15. He is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords.

II. God is the lawgiver. Isa. xxxiii. 22.