itself on the patient, in acts of senseless self-torture, as stated here (5). 6–8. It is strange that the insight of evil into the nature of Jesus should be so clear and instantaneous, while ordinary people were so slow to see his godhead.23 Such truths, as James tells us, ‘even the demons believe—and shudder’ (Jas 2:19), because for them these truths are not merely abstract principles, but forces with which to reckon. The demons knew Jesus at once, for fear, as well as love, sharpens the eyes. They