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A04380	The triumph of faith A very godly, fruitfull and comfortable treatise on Rom. 8. verse 37. Penned by Daniel Ienkinson Master in Arts, late of Emmanuel Coll. in Cambridge, and found in his studie at the time of his death.	[Jenkinson, Daniel].	1613 (1613)	STC 14493; ESTC S103585	17,222	56

wisest for the feare of the Lord is true wisdom and to flee from euill the chiefe vnderstanding They be the basest as being deemed the very refuse and off-scouring of the world and yet the noblest being the sonnes of God the heyrs of heauen They are the weakest as being continually exercised with tribulation anguish persecution perill and sword and yet the strongest for in all these we are more than conquerors through him that loued vs. So that me thinks if it were for nothing else then this the wicked should cease to persecute Gods children namely because by this means they greatly aduance them they make them most glorious victors I know there is neuer a wicked persecuting man but he would be loth to do any good to Gods children if he knew any thing that would further their preferment he would be sure to reape it from them if it lay in his power why then what a foole art thou to persecute them thou dost by this means make the graces of Gods spirit to shine more eminent in them thou giuest them occasions to master their corruptions so that they are conquerors both ouer thee themselues and get more strength and puissance daily fight more couragiously vnder the banner of Christ shall haue more garlands wreaths of renowme set vpon their heads then if they had not gone through those brunts So that in steed of doing them hurt thou doest them a great pleasure making them heere to grow in grace like the Palme which the more it is pressed the faster it riseth heereafter to expect a greater glory for he that ouercomes with courage shall be crowned with Triumph and haue those speciall preheminences that ensue such a conquest What hurt therefore canst thou doe vnto vs who euer thou art that delights to be doing with the Saints of God What hurt nay thou dost vs much good for thy curses are turned into blessings there is neither sorcerie nor witchcraft against Iacob and as Salomon sayes the very mercies of the wicked are cruelty so we may well inuert the speech and say that the crueltie of the wicked is mercy through his mercy who hath loued vs for wee are onely conquerors through him that loued vs. A word of which and so an end The power of this victorie is from Christ all our sufficiencie is from him by faith it is that we receiue it his spirit infusing that courage into vs that makes vs play the men and winne the field His loue was the cause of all this good for his loue to vs made him leaue heauen the seat of his glory to descend to the earth the footstool of miserie and there to fight that same first bloudy field and to giue Satan the foyle since which time Satan could neuer finally ouercome any of his chosen Well then beloued did Christ come into the world to make vs conquerors Did he descend from heauen that hee might giue vs the victorie ouer all these enemies Tribulation Persecution c. I that he did our text sayes so And doe wee now celebrate the memoriall of that comming the remēbrance of his Natiuitie I that wee do for now is the time of that solemnitie Why then my beloued wee must remember so to keep this time of solemnitie that we still retayn our victorie that we still keepe the conquest that Christ hath purchased for else it were a right mock-holy-day indeed to celebrate the time of Chr comming into the world and to bereaue our selues of the end wherfore he came of the benefit we reap by his comming His end was sayes my text to make vs conquerors of all these our enemies Tribul Anguish c. this was his end We must then take heed that we do not againe beslaue our selues to the commission to the entertainment of such sins as may bring all these enemies in vpon vs againe iustly for our sinne and subiect vs vnto them If a Towne or a Citie should keep a festiuall day in the memorie of some great victorie their King had got in the ouerthrow of their enemies and should in the meane time send for those enemies that the King had put to flight bring them into the City and not only so but vrge thē to the banquet reioyce with them in them and bid them welcome and make them good cheere and let them take possession of it againe would the King take this well thinke ye would hee thinke it were a good remembrance of his venturing of his life for the safetie of that city well quoth he why it would so incense and enrage his spirits against them that hee could not hold his hands but presently as it is in the Gospell hee would send forth his warriours to slay those traitours and burne vp their city Why thus the case stands with vs beloued Christ our King the King of peace and glory came downe from heauen to deliuer vs from the power of hell from all our enemies hee got the victory with valour we now celebrate the time of his comming to conquer if wee shall now celebrate it in passing the time and solacing our selues with those sins that he hath conquered as intemperance idlenesse wanton pastims if we send for the enemies that he hath subdued and giue them possession againe why what do we els but lose the victory cashiere Christs conquest and mock his bloudshed And what may we then look for but the fearful doome before named that as we haue equalled those traitors in sinne so we may drinke as deepe of the punishment O therefore beloued let vs be wise let our reioycing be such as we may fit the time spirituall reioycing let our mirth be such as may stand with our victory spirituall mirth not foolish laughter which is madnesse or worse not iesting and iybing which becomes not Saints not vnclean speeches which should not once be named among Christians not winter tales and foolish stories the diuels chronicles which neuer need printing we can so well remember them Wherefore let vs rather beloued cheere vp our soules in the spirituall memory of Christs victory of the victory of faith that ouercomes the world In the prerogatiues of Christianity which are most singular yet so that we alwaies refer them to him that loued vs for we only enioy them through him that loued vs. Let vs pray c. 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