. The cyclopaedia; or, Universal dictionary of arts, sciences, and literature. Encyclopedias and dictionaries. BEE B E E p. 44&.) admits, that the deTil, wlio 13 fiipp'vfeJ to be the chief or pvince of the fallen angels, is oftea called Satan and Beelzebub. Mr. Farmer is of opinion vEflay on the Demoniacs of the N. T. p. 16.) that it doth not follow from the above cited paffage, that the devil is ever called Beel- zebub. The term "Satan," he fays, is not appropriated to one particular perfcn or fpirit, but fignifies "an adverfary" or opponent, in general. The Jews calle
. The cyclopaedia; or, Universal dictionary of arts, sciences, and literature. Encyclopedias and dictionaries. BEE B E E p. 44&.) admits, that the deTil, wlio 13 fiipp'vfeJ to be the chief or pvince of the fallen angels, is oftea called Satan and Beelzebub. Mr. Farmer is of opinion vEflay on the Demoniacs of the N. T. p. 16.) that it doth not follow from the above cited paffage, that the devil is ever called Beel- zebub. The term "Satan," he fays, is not appropriated to one particular perfcn or fpirit, but fignifies "an adverfary" or opponent, in general. The Jews called every demon by this name, and ufed it in the plural number; and the words of our Saviour, "How can Satan cad out Satan," taken in their ftr'Acft fenfe, imply that there were feveral Satans: fo that our Lord might only mean, " that it was unrea- fonable to fuppofe that one demon would call out ; Or if you underftand him to tiie following purpofe: "were Beelzebub, whom you regard as the chief of the poffejfmg demons, to expel hiinfelf, which would in effect be the cafe .were he to expel his agents and inllruments, he would aft againft his own interelt, and defeat liis own fchemes;" it will not follow, tiiat Beelzebub was confidered as the lame perfon with the devil. There feems to be no reference to the latter. He and Beelzebub might be regarded as two diftinCf perfons ; and yet each be called "Satan," an adver- far)', or opponent. " If Beelzebub and his demons were, in our Saviour's time, conceived to be the ver\' fame perfons as the devil and his angels, is it not very furpriiing," fays this autlior, " that the New Teflament, in its original lan- guage, fliould always fpeak of the difeafed perfons under confideration as polPilfed by a " demon" or " demons," and never by " the devil" or " devils '" a word, as all mull allow, that is never there applied to evil fpirits in the
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