they been intangled and overcome with the Spirit of the Uni∣versity, and of Antichrist, for Worldly Honour and Ad∣vantage sake? and so, the highest and strongest formal Re∣ligion in the Church, Antichrist can soon prevail against.
But Antichrist can never prevail against God in the Saints, nor against the Righteousness, Wisdom, and Power of God in them, all which are contained in his true Presence; nor against the Faith, Hope, and Love of Saints, which are the Works of God in them by his Spirit; against these Antichrist cannot prevail; For greater is He that is in Us, than he that is in the World.
So then, if thou hast any thing in thee that is truly of God, or rather, that is God Himself in thee, That Antichrist can∣not overcome, by all his Arts and Power; but he will easily overcome any thing else. Antichrist cannot prevail against Immanuel, which is God with Us, nor against the Mysterie of Godliness in us, which is, God manefest in the flesh; but eve∣ry other thing, though it seem never so Angelical, he pre∣vails against.
2. We may learn hence, That it is not an easie thing to overcome Antichrist, and to get the Victory over that Beast, and his Image, and his Mark, and the Number of his Name, seeing Antichrists coming is after the working of Satan (as the Apostle saith) and through Antichrist the Devil Himself speaks, works, and acts, yet as an Angel of light, in all ly∣ing or false Power, Wisdom, and Righteousness: and this he doth for the Damnation of Men, and to bring Them all, who have no true love to the Truth, to perish with Himself for ever. And his Operation of Error is so mighty and effica∣cious, that it cannot be resisted and overcome by any in all the World, but by those who are born of God, and do partake of his Nature and Presence in them. For the Power, Wis∣dom, and Righteousness of Antichrist and his Prophets, which is so suteable to the Nature of the World, and so glo∣rious in its Eye, cannot possibly be overcome, but by the true Power, Wisdom, and Righteousness of God, in his true Children or Prophets.