...as the creature dees not see whither it is going, it soon falls an easy prey to its destroyer. Satan is ever going about as a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour : in order to succeed, he blinds the understanding of sinners, and then finds it an easy matter...

...persecution rob the believer of everything which he has, " the Lord will provide." There is one who " goeth about as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour," but he has never been able to devour one of the Lord's sheep. Thousands and tens of thousands have been destroyed...

...were given thee from above."] 2. He suffers Satan to instigate them to evil — [" Satan is always going about as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour : " but he cannot act without divine permission : he could not tempt Job, or even enter into the herd » Rom....

...with a heart above all things, and desperately wicked; and with him, the god of this world, who is going about as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. But for this continual work, and continual warfare, a continual supply of divine grace is necessary; without...

...command. How much more earnestly should we watch against the wiles of the devil, who is continually going about as a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour ! — But blessed be God ! if we resist him in the strength of Christ, he will flee from us. With knowledge in...

...densely crowded, benighted, ignorant and em. bruted peasantry of this land to battle the common adversary who is ever " going about as a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour." Refinement may sneer at such common place instrumentality as this, but Religion marks its...

...of what the Lord is ever doing on behalf of His believing people. Satan, the prince of this world, is ever going about as a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour. But Christ lives, and blessed be God, while Christ lives Satan shall not be able to overcome the soul that...

...some weak point wherein to prosecute his assault. S. Peter tells us that " our enemy the devil goeth about as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour." But he who would make any real progress in the spiritual life, will find that without this warfare, this victory...

...Christ, and he makes it his business to attack all God's people. " Your adversary, the devil, goeth about as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour." But he is more especially busy with those who take any prominent part in the work of God. The prophets could...

...a disguised commingling of faith and superstition into an outer phantastic conflict, not with Satan going about as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour, but with dragons, and giants and mythic beasts of terror in real flesh and blood and poison. But not only...