untain_; and in another Place, _the Devil
departed from him_. What Shape or Figure he appear'd in, we do not find
mentioned, but I cannot doubt his appearing to him there, any more than
I can his talking to our Saviour in the Mouths, and with the Voices of
the several Persons who were under the terrible Affliction of an actual
Possession.

These Things leave us no room to doubt of what is advanced above,
namely, that he, (the _Devil_) has a certain Residence, or Liberty of
residing in, and moving about upon the Surface of this Earth, as well as
in the Compass of the Atmosphere, vulgarly call'd the Air, in some
manner or other: That is the general.

It remains to enquire into the manner, which I resolve into two Kinds;

1. _Ordinary_, which I suppose to be his invisible Motions as a
Spirit; under which Consideration I suppose him to have an
unconfin'd, unlimited, unrestrain'd Liberty, as to the manner of
acting; and this either in Persons, by Possession; or in Things, by
Agitation.

2. _Extraordinary_; which I understand to be his Appearances in
borrowed Shapes and Bodies, or Shadows rather of Bodies; assuming
Speech, Figure, Posture, and Several Powers, of which we can give
little or no Account; in which extraordinary manner of Appearances,
he is either limited by a Superior Power, or limits himself
politically, as being not the Way most for his Interest or Purpose,
to act in his Business, which is more effectually done in his State
of Obscurity.

Hence we must suppose the _Devil_ has it very much in his own Choice,
whether to act in one Capacity, or in the other, or in both; that is to
say, of appearing, and not appearing, as he finds for his Purpose: In
this State of Invisibility, and under the Operation of these Powers and
Liberties, he performs all his Functions and Offices, as _Devil_, as
Prince of Darkness, as God of this World, as Tempter, Accuser, Deceiver,
and all whatsoever other Names of Office, or Titles of Honour he is
known by.

Now taking him in this large unlimited, or little limited State of
Action, he is well call'd, _the God of this World_, for he has very much
of the Attribute of Omnipresence, and may be said, _either by himself or
his Agents_, to be every where, and see every thing; that is to say,
every thing that is visible; for I cannot allow him any Share of
_Omniscience_ at all.

That he ranges about every where, is _wi