Or else how can one enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.
Christ must violently drive Satan out before God's kingdom can be established among men. The devil's tyranny is defended by strong ramparts on every side; his snares are beyond calculation, and men are already his slaves, bound by fetters they cherish rather than escape. No inferior force will make him yield.
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Satan blinds the eye of faith and seals up the lips of prayer; a soul under his power sees nothing and says nothing to the purpose. But Christ's mercy is directly opposite to Satan's malice. When Satan's power breaks, the eyes open to see God's glory and the lips open to speak His praise.
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Commenting on Matthew 12:22-37
Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. These men were destitute of God's Spirit and grace, full of wickedness and malice; where such abundance of wickedness dwells and grace is absent to restrain it, much of it comes out by the lips.
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