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Blessed be thy name, O God, who hast made a good use even of hell it self; How many Atheous hearts have been convinced by the very operations of Devils? Those which would with the stupid Saducees, perswade themselves there are no spirits; yet when they have sensibly found the marvellous effects wrought
even by the base instruments of Satan; they have been forced to confesse, Doubt∣less there is a God that rules the world; for so great pow∣ers of evill spirits must neces∣sarily evince the greater pow∣ers of good; It is of thy wise and holy dispensation that thy good Angels do not so fre∣quently exhibite themselves, and give so visible demon∣strations of their presence to thy Saints, as the evill Angels do to their Vassals, though they are ever as present, and more powerfull; What need they; when thou so mightily over-rulest those malignant spirits, that thou forcest from them thine own glory, and advantage to thy chosen? Lord, how much more shall
all thy other creatures serve to thy praise, when thy very hellish enemies shall proclaim thy justice, goodness, omni∣potence.