Luke 10:17-20 And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject to us through your name.… This opinion is not believed by thee, but is only pretended, as a cloak for thy wickedness and idleness; for if thou dost believe that, if God hath elected, He will save thee however thou livest, why are not thy practices answerable to such principles? Why dost thou net leave thy ground unsowed, and thy calling unfollowed, and say, If God hath decreed me a crop of corn, I shall have it, whether I sow my ground or no; and if God hath decreed me an estate, I shall have it, though I never mind my calling? Why dost thou not neglect and refuse eating, and drinking, and sleeping, and say, If God hath decreed that I shall live longer, I shall do it, though I never eat, or drink, or sleep? For God hath decreed these things concerning thy ground, estate, and natural life, as well as concerning thine eternal condition in the other world. (G. Swinnock.) Parallel Verses KJV: And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.WEB: The seventy returned with joy, saying, "Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!" |
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