But against principalities and against powers, shows that they have fallen from these two ranks; although some have said, that they consisted of three ranks, of Principalities and of Powers and of Archangels; nevertheless many of them were of Principalities; their chief was also Chief of the Powers, for Paul did not say the rulers of the world, nor the possessors of the world, and he ceased, but he added of this darkness, calling Error Darkness, and the want of knowledge in which men were held, and in which they wrought the will of Satan. But if kings and nobles, although they are less than Demons in nature and power, are called Kings and Emperors of the world, not having authority over their own; how much more does it apply to Demons, who have here both slaves and obeyers and temples and priests and sacrifices and false prophets? which Satan said (Luke 4:6) also to our Lord, I will give you this world and its power, which is delivered to me, speaking thus of permission from God. Thus he calls them wicked spirits in comparison with Angels, who serve God with good will and in love in the care of men. He says, under Heaven; in comparison with Angels who are said everywhere to be in Heaven, and stand before God; and because the evil spirits are not able to go up to the place where the Angels serve, the Greek instead of evil spirits that are under Heaven, says, in the face of Heaven, that is, in the face of heavenly things; we have a wrestling against these evil spirits.