d ingratitude to his Divine Creator, not only
envied him that adoration which was his due, but thought to
usurp that throne, which he had neither power to keep, nor
title to pretend to. He raised a dissention and civil war in
Heaven, and had a number of angels to take his part. Unbounded
folly! stupendous pride! to hope for victory, and aspire
above his powerful Creator! The Deity, not fearful of such
an enemy, yet justly provoked at this rebellion, commissioned
his archangel Michael to lead forth the heavenly host, and give
him battle; the advantage of which was quickly perceived,
by Satan's being overthrown, and the prince of the air, for so
was the devil called, with all his fallen angels, driven headlong
into a dismal place, which is called _Hell_."

The recital of this truth made my man give the greatest attention,
and he expressed a great satisfaction by his gestures, that God
had sent the devil into a deep hole. And then I desired him to
give great heed to what I had further to say.

"No sooner," proceeded I, "was God freed from, and the Heaven clear
of this arch-traitor, but the Father speaks to the Son and Holy
Spirit, who belonged to his essence, and were equal to him in power
and glory, _Come let us make man_, said he _in our own image, after
our own likeness_, Gen. i. 26. to have dominion over the creatures
of the world which we have created. And these he intended should
glorify him in Heaven, according to their obedience in this state of
probation on earth, which was, as it were, to be the school to train
them up for these heavenly mansions. Now, Satan seeing himself foiled;
yet that God had taken the power from him as prince of the air, which
power Heaven designed he should retain, whereby his creatures might
be tried; in revenge for the disgrace he had received, he tempts
Adam's wife, Eve, to taste of the tree of knowledge of good and
evil, which God had forbidden. He appears to her in the shape of a
serpent, then a most beautiful creature, and tells her that it was no
better than an imposition, which God had put upon her and her husband
not to eat of that fair fruit which he had created; that the taste
thereof would make them immortal like God himself; and consequently as
great and powerful as he. Upon which she not only eat thereof herself,
but made her husband eat also, which brought them both under the
heavenly displeasure."

Here Friday expressed a great concern: _Ah, poor mans!_ cried he,
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