Matthew Poole and continuators on Matthew 8:29

29. And behold they cryed out, saying, what have we to do with thee, Jesus thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?

Mark saith Ch. 5.8. That Iesus (first) said to him come out of the Man, and v. 6, 7. when he saw Iesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him, and cryed out with a loud Voice, what have I to do with thee, Iesus, thou Son of the high God? I adjure thee, that thou torment us not. Lukes Relation Ch. 8. v. 28, 29. is much the [illegible: 1 letter]ame with Marks. The Devils possessing these poor Creatures, hearing Christ to whose power they knew they were subject to command them out of this Man, or these two Men, said, What have we to do with thee, Iesus thou Son of God? The Devils knew Christ to be the Son of God, tho the Iews would not believe it, they say unto him, what have we to do with thee? an usual Phrase made use of, where men had no desire to be troubled with the Company, Converse or I[illegible: 1 letter]portunity of others, Ios. 22.24. 2 Sam. 16.20. 2 Kings 9.18. 2 Chron. 35.21. Ioel 3.4. Iohn 2.4. when they came to him with some ingrateful motions, &c. art thou come hither to torment us bef[illegible: 1 letter]re the time? either they look upon the[illegible: 1 letter]r Dispossession as a Torment, for the Devil is not at quiet, but when he is doing Evil, and as this is the Tempest of the old Serpent, so we shall observe that he Communicateth it to his Seed, Prov. 4.16. or else the Devil was a fraid lest Christ should have commanded him to his Chains, before the day of Judgment.