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Matthew Poole and continuators on Mark 1:26

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Mark1:26

26 And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him.

It is both here and in many other places observable, that when the Devils made a confession of Christ, yet neither Christ nor his Apostles would ever take any notice of it. Truth is never advantaged from the Confession of known Lyars (as the Devil was from the beginning) Christ need not the Devils testimony, either to his Holiness, or his being the Son of God, nor would he have People allow the least faith to the Devils words. Nor was he to be imposed upon, by the Devils good words, he was to make no truce with him, but to Destroy him, and his works, he therefore chargeth him to hold his peace, and to come out, And when the Vnclean Spirit had torn him. The Greek Word here [non-Latin text not transcribed] is ill translated, torn, as appears by Luke 4.35. where it is said, it did him no hurt; the word signifies no more then a violent Convulsion, or shaking, and it is observed that those possessed by Devils, had only their members made use of by the Devils, but without any wounding or laceration of them, he cryed out with a loud voice, and came out of him. O how loth is the Devil to part with his Possession, but possibly also Christ would have him cry out with a loud Voice, that his miraculous operation, might be the more taken notice of.

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