The Devil: Character of Fierce and Cruel

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Luke 8:29
(For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he broke the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.)
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Luke 9:39,42
And, see, a spirit takes him, and he suddenly cries out; and it tears him that he foams again, and bruising him hardly departs from him.
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1 Peter 5:8
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about, seeking whom he may devour:
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Love and Remorse
... David here, though he could be fierce and cruel ... marks of passions, moody and suspicious,
devil-ridden and ... gives us many traits of beauty in Saul's character. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/love and remorse.htm

A Treatise to Prove that no one Can Harm the Man who Does not ...
... who is implacably hostile to us, the devil: but yet ... But although this is its character
it seems to be ... although she is terrible and harsh, and fierce and cruel ...
/.../chrysostom/on the priesthood/a treatise to prove that.htm

The Puritan Conflict.
... carry on; of a disposition too fierce and cruel ... altogether so bad in his personal
character as unfit ... writing the Histrio-Mastix, 'either the devil had assisted ...
/.../ 92 the puritan conflict.htm

The Panoply of God
... especially threatens moral and spiritual character, and these ... the midwinter of adversity,
just as fierce sunshine may ... may be tempted by the devil, though less ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture ephesians peter/the panoply of god.htm

John Calvin. His Life and Character.
... fidelity, sincere humility are the prominent traits of his character. ... force in their
hard work, and in fierce battles with the pope and the devil. ...
/.../creeds of christendom with a history and critical notes/ 56 john calvin his.htm

Endurance of the World's Censure.
... was it that this conflict, and this character and issue of ... untrue words, or with
cold, or fierce, or jealous ... But though the devil cannot persecute us, he does ...
/.../newman/parochial and plain sermons vol viii/sermon x endurance of the.htm

The Gentle Boy
... disease, and "death by rottenness," of the fierce and cruel ... in the garb of piety;
the character of her ... the Devil entereth into the council-chamber, like a lame ...
/.../wells/bible stories and religious classics/the gentle boy.htm

Concerning Peaceableness
... By nature we are of a fierce cruel disposition. ... It shows us the character of a true
saint. ... war with their sins as they have made themselves in the devil's image ...
/.../the beatitudes an exposition of matthew 51-12/18 concerning peaceableness.htm

Eutyches is Indignant
... as he gave place to the devil, and flung the ... had been poured forth upstanding, and
with fierce gesticulations, in ... so deadly an outrage on the character of his ...
/.../chapter xxix eutyches is indignant.htm

Acts xiv. 14, 15
... and Iconium" (v.19)."Indeed children of the devil, that not in ... privy to any such
thing, or the character of one ... they say he is a wild beast, fierce and cruel ...
/.../chrysostom/homilies on acts and romans/homily xxxi acts xiv 14.htm