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Rh the sources of motion of the winds and waves—whether those sources were in the material or in the spiritual world—and the effect was instantly felt: "The wind ceased, and there was a great calm."

But from material, let us now proceed to spiritual existences, and witness God's power over these, as manifested by Him when on the earth;—His power over the spirits of darkness. In the Lord's time, hell had come so nigh to earth, and had attained such a fearful influence over mankind, that evil spirits even entered into and possessed men's bodies—spoke through their mouths, threw them upon the ground, and into the fire and into the water, to destroy them. Read the touching account of a case of this kind, given in the Gospel of Mark: "And one of the multitude answered and said. Master, I have brought unto thee my son who hath a dumb spirit. And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away. And I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out, and they could not. He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto Me. And they brought him unto Him: and when He saw him, straightway the spirit tore him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed, foaming. And He asked his father, 'How long is it ago since this came unto him?' and he said, 'Of a child: and ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us.' Jesus said unto him, 'If thou canst believe: all things are possible to him that believeth.' And straghtway the father of the child cried out, and said with