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restraint_n namely_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o come_v so_o high_a as_o the_o saint_n head_n to_o crush_v it_o he_o shall_v only_o snarl_v at_o his_o heel_n and_o bite_v it_o that_o be_v he_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a utter_o to_o destroy_v their_o soul_n but_o only_o annoy_v they_o with_o small_a temptation_n but_o more_o clear_o be_v this_o lay_v down_o by_o many_o particular_a instance_n 18._o satan_n power_n in_o the_o sorcerer_n of_o egypt_n be_v restrain_v the_o 14_o evil_a spirit_n can_v not_o enter_v into_o saul_n till_o god_n permit_v he_o for_o it_o be_v say_v god_n send_v he_o 22._o the_o like_a be_v note_v of_o the_o lie_a spirit_n that_o seduce_v ahab_n 2._o satan_n stand_v at_o jehoshuahs_n right_a hand_n to_o resist_v he_o but_o the_o lord_n reprove_v he_o 32._o he_o desire_v to_o widow_n peter_n and_o the_o other_o apostle_n so_o as_o without_o leave_n he_o can_v not_o do_v it_o and_o yet_o he_o prevail_v not_o as_o he_o desire_v many_o other_o particular_a instance_n 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will_v soon_o overwhelm_v the_o whole_a world_n so_o will_v the_o devil_n soon_o turn_v all_o topsy_n turuie_o quick_o destroy_v all_o live_a creature_n and_o bring_v all_o to_o the_o very_a depth_n of_o hell_n where_o himself_o be_v therefore_o though_o the_o lord_n for_o just_a reason_n have_v give_v he_o a_o very_a great_a and_o mighty_a power_n yet_o in_o wisdom_n and_o goodness_n have_v he_o also_o restrain_v his_o power_n and_o set_v bound_n unto_o it_o thus_o we_o have_v hear_v of_o the_o extent_n and_o of_o the_o restraint_n of_o the_o devil_n power_n both_o which_o be_v well_o to_o be_v note_v the_o one_o use_v that_o we_o shall_v not_o make_v too_o light_a account_n of_o he_o satan_n the_o other_o that_o we_o shall_v not_o dread_v he_o too_o much_o be_v the_o devil_n a_o prince_n of_o such_o power_n be_v neither_o arrogant_a nor_o secure_a but_o know_v that_o all_o the_o mean_n which_o we_o can_v use_v be_v little_a enough_o to_o keep_v we_o safe_a from_o he_o yea_o 12._o 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especial_o he_o exercise_v his_o power_n who_o be_v first_o imply_v under_o this_o compound_a word_n 〈◊〉_d worldly_a governor_n and_o then_o more_o express_o handle_v in_o the_o next_o ensue_a word_n from_o the_o general_a i_o collect_v that_o world_n the_o government_n of_o devil_n be_v only_o in_o this_o world_n and_o over_o the_o man_n thereof_o it_o can_v no_o further_o extend_v then_o to_o the_o compass_n of_o this_o inferior_a world_n under_o heaven_n neither_o can_v it_o long_o last_o than_o the_o time_n of_o this_o world_n thus_o the_o 2._o devil_n dominion_n be_v restrain_v to_o the_o air_n and_o express_o be_v he_o term_v the_o 4._o god_n of_o this_o world_n 24._o at_o the_o end_n of_o this_o world_n shall_v christ_n put_v down_o his_o authority_n and_o power_n it_o have_v please_v the_o lord_n to_o appoint_v this_o world_n reason_n and_o the_o continuance_n thereof_o the_o place_n and_o time_n of_o probation_n wherein_o he_o will_v make_v trial_n who_o be_v fit_a for_o his_o 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