A Scripture Manual Author:Charles Simmons Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: 4- Their character and employment. s Lk. 4: 5 The devil, taking him up into Ik high.mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the worMjn a. moment of ... more »time8: 12 Those by the way-side, are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.22: 31 The Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to hove you, that he may sift you as wheat. Jn. 8: 44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do: he was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth; because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.13: 2 Supper being ended, (the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's sow, to betray him.) Ac. 5: 3 Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land ? 2 Cor. 2: 11 Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.4: 4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them wnich believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. Ep. 2: 2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience.6: 12 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. 2 Tim. 2: 26 That they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will. 1 Pet. 5: 8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devi...« less