That the devil has no power against man unless God have allowed it.

80. That the devil has no power against man unless God have allowed it.

In the Gospel according to John:  “Jesus said, Thou couldest have no power against me, unless it were given thee from above.”⁴⁵⁴⁶ Also in the third of Kings:  “And God stirred up Satan against Solomon himself.”⁴⁵⁴⁷ Also in Job, first of all God permitted, and then it was allowed to the devil; and in the Gospel, the Lord first permitted, by saying to Judas, “What thou doest, do quickly.”⁴⁵⁴⁸ Also in Solomon, in the Proverbs: “The heart of the king is in God’s hand.”⁴⁵⁴⁹