80. That the devil has no power against man
unless God have allowed it.
In the Gospel according to John:
“Jesus said, Thou couldest have no power against me, unless it
were given thee from above.”
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Also in the third of Kings:
“And God stirred up Satan against Solomon
himself.”
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Also
in Job, first of all God permitted, and then it was allowed to the
devil; and in the Gospel, the Lord first permitted, by saying to Judas,
“What thou doest, do quickly.”
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Also in Solomon, in the
Proverbs: “The heart of the king is in God’s
hand.”
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John xix. 11
.
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1 Kings xi. 23
.
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John xiii. 27
.
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Prov. xxi. 1
.