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A13530	Christs combate and conquest: or, The lyon of the tribe of Iudah vanquishing the roaring lyon, assaulting him in three most fierce and hellish temptations. Expounded, and now (at the request of sundry persons) published for the common good, by Tho. Taylor, preacher of the word of God, at Reeding in Barkeshire; Christs combate and conquest.	Taylor, Thomas, 1576-1632.	1618 (1618)	STC 23822; ESTC S105331	393,043	443

the lauer of the Church by whose blood we are washed from the guilt and power of sinne II. There was the inner court which was called the Sanctum or the Sanctuarie or the court of the Priests whence the Iewes were barred There was here 1. the altar of incense for sweete perfume wherein the Priests were euening and morning to burne the holy incense before the Lord as a sweet smelling sauour vnto God and no strange incense might be offered thereon Exod. 30.9 While Zacharie stood at the right side of this altar offering incense to God the Angel Gabriel stood and foretold the birth of Iohn Baptist. This was an holy type of Christ who offered himselfe on the altar of the crosse a sacrifice of sweet smell to God his Father and through whom God sauoureth a sweet smell from all our duties 2. In this court was the golden candlesticke with seuen lamps and seuen lights which were fed with most pure holy oile night and day to lighten the whole inner court And this was an holy type of Christ the light of the world enlightening all his elect with spirituall and heauenly light 3. In this court was that golden table on which the holy shewbread was euer to stand euen twelue loaues which were to be made of the purest flower of wheat and were to be renewed euery Sabbath the old loaues conuerted to the Priests vse a holy type of Christ in whom alone the Church and euerie member setting themselues continually before God are nourished and preserued vnto eternall life 4. In this court was that costly and precious vaile of blew silke and purple and scarlet and fine twined linnen made of broydered worke with Cherubims the vse of which was to separate the Sanctum from the Holy of Holies this vaile at the death of Christ was rent from the toppe to the bottome A notable representation of the flesh of Christ which hid his Diuinitie but beeing rent asunder by his passion on the crosse the way to heauen was laid open vnto vs. III. There in the temple was the Sanctum Sanctorum and in it the Oracle called the inner house of God into which onely the High Priest went alone once a yeare and that in the feast of expiation wherein all the Iewes must fast and afflict themselues A most notable type of Christ for as it was called an Oracle because God thence gaue answer in doubtfull cases so who is the Fathers Oracle but his Sonne who is the word of his Father by whom he speakes to vs by whom we speake to him and through whom the Father heareth vs In this Holy of Holies was the Arke of the Couenant and in this holy place stayed the Arke almost 430. yeares signifying Christ the author of the couenant betweene God and vs. In which Arke or chest were kept 3. things 1. the tables of the couenant written with the finger of God signifying Christ who is the fulfilling of the law 2. the rod of Aaron which had budded a type of the Priesthood of Christ who in the world seemed a dead branch and drie but after his death resurrection beganne againe to flourish and bring fruits of life to Iewes and Gentiles 3. the pot hauing Manna a holy type of Christ the bread of life and that Manna that came downe from heauen Ioh. 6.35 In this Holy of Holies ouer the Arke was the holy couer called the Propitiatory prefiguring the Lord Iesus whom the Father hath made our Propitiatory by faith in his bloud Rom. 3.25 Here also were the two glorious Cherubims set like Angels on either side the Arke looking vpon the Arke figuring the holy Angels ministring to Christ and earnestly desiring to looke into the mysterie of our saluation 1. Pet. 1.12 These were the cheife holy things established in the temple at Ierusalem but not all for there were beside these the obseruation of all holy rites appointed by God the chaire of Moses and in it the law read and expounded there were the holy persons the High Priest with all his holy garments with Vrim and Thummim and on his forhead HOLINES TO THE LORD there were other the holy Ministers of the Lord who had the Lords holy oyle vpon them of Gods owne composition with strait charge that no other should make or vse it out of this vse Yea here had liued the auncient Kings and Prophets Dauid Salomon Iosiah Hezekiah who were speciall types of Christ. In which regard Ierusalem the seat of God and Gods worship is called the citie of perfect beautie the ioy of the whole earth 3. It is called an holy citie by comparison vnto other great cities of the neighbour countryes wherein idols and deuills were worshipped in stead of God as Babylon or whose worship was the deuise of mans braine and no institution of God as Samaria Cesarea and others 2. Kin. 17.33 4. It is called holy in type two wayes 1. As it was a type of the Church militant of which the members are holy in part at least in profession For the whole Church of God was gathered together 3. times euery yeare before the Lord at the feasts of Passeouer Pentecost and Tabernacles Psal. 122.4 Thither the tribes of the Lord goe vp and appeare before the Lord. 2. As it was a type of the Church triumphant euen that celestiall Ierusalem which is aboue that new Ierusalem into which no vnholy thing can enter but is the eternall habitation of the holy God the holy Angels and Saints 5. It was called holy or the holy citie because it was the fountaine of Gods holy religion which beeing first seated there by God must be deriued thence and sent out to all other nations Mic. 4.2 The law shall goe out of Sion and the word of the Lord from Ierusalem therefore was it the Metropolis and mother citie the heart of the earth placed in the midst of nations by Gods owne confession Ezek. 5.5 Nay there must the pretious blood of the holy Sonne of God bee shed which must streame and runne out to the saluation of all nations and himselfe preached the King of the Iewes vpon the crosse as vpon the theater in Hebrewe Greeke and Latine and that in the time of the Passeouer when there was a concourse of all the people of Iewes and other nations There the Apostles must giue their first witnesse of Christ and thence must carrie it into Iudea Samaria and all nations to the vtmost parts of the earth Act. 1.8 And 8.1 the Church of the New Testament was first gathered at Ierusalem and thence by persecution scattered into all nations In this regard it was called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the holy citie for all the holinesse of all other cities was deriued thence We learne out of this title what it is that makes places and persons holy euen the presence of God of his word and worship Thus the ground was called holy Exod. 3.5 and the place where Ioshua stood when the

Lord as well as they Obiect Then it is no good argument that we must reiect such and such things because the Papists haue abused them Answ. If they be good and necessarie it is not as are the Word Prayer Sacraments Churches and whatsoeuer stands by Gods ordinance in diuine or ciuill vse But in things vnnecessarie that we might be as well or better without their vse it is a good consequence Idolaters haue abused them therefore we must forbeare them as Bishop Iewell speaketh The infallible Iudge and speaking-decider of all controuersies in the Church are the holy Scriptures in the true sense of them Our Lord here giues the true meaning of one Scripture by another in this his controuersie with the deuill Deut. 17.9.10 In any matter of difference the people must come to the Priest or Leuite and they must iudge and determine all differences according to the Law and all the people vpon paine of death must stand to that iudgement Now this Priest was a type not of the Pope but of Christ on whose mouth all must depend for the decision of all controuersies Iosh. 1.7 the booke of the Law was giuen to Ioshua to decide all matters among the Iewes from which he must not depart to the right hand or left hand He was an eminent type of our Iesus or Ioshua whose voice speaking in the Scripture the booke of the law we must attend vnto in all things Ioh. 5.39 Search the Scriptures and our Sauiour said to the Sadduces Ye erre not knowing the Scriptures plainely affirming that the Scriptures rightly knowne were a sufficient fence from all error Luk. 16.29 They haue Moses and the Prophets let them heare them Matth. 19.4 Christ by Scripture refuted the Pharisies abuse of that Scripture of Moses for putting away their wiues Isa. 8.20 To the Lawe and to the Testimonie 1. This is true by reason of the perfection of the Scripture Psal. 19.7 The law of God is perfect so perfect as man and Angell are accursed that shall adde vnto it Prou. 30.5.6 Euery word of God is pure a sheild to those that trust in him put nothing vnto his words least he reprooue thee and thou bee found a lyar It is a perfect Canon or rule which as a straite line shewes the crookednesse of that which is not straite It is a touch-stone and triall of all truths It is a perfect law which is an vniuersall iudgement to direct all and for all to be led by which liue vnder it It is perfect in the effect 2. Tim. 3.16 It is profitable to teach to improoue to correct and instruct in righteousnesse and to make the man of God perfect Obiect The Apostle saith it is profitable but not that it is sufficient alone Ans. We say not it is therefore sufficient because he saith it is profitable but because it is profitable for all purposes of teaching improouing and making the man of God perfect therefore it is sufficient and perfect 2. In the Scripture we haue the voice of God speaking from heauen then which voice no voice of man or Angell can be more cleare or manifest Prou. 2.6 Out of his mouth commeth knowledge and vnderstanding His wisedome in the Scripture is aboue Salomons in answering all darke and deep questions and no case can be propounded which hath not there his satisfaction and determination Obiect But the Scriptures are a dumbe iudge and cannot determine controuersies Ans. 1. We giue earthly Kings leaue to giue definitiue sentence and iudgement in cases by their writing by which numbers who neuer heard their voice but read the writing vnderstand their meaning and shall we now call them dumb iudges or shall we deny this priuiledge to the King of glorie to determine by writing but we must blasphemously account him a dumbe iudge 2. The Scriptures are not a dumbe iudge but a speaking iudge Rom. 3.19 That which the Law speaketh it speaketh to them that are vnder the law Heb. 12.5 Ye haue forgotten the consolation which speaketh to you as children Ioh. 7.42 Doth not the Scripture say and what saith the Scripture so as it is a speaking iudge and giues to it selfe a mouth and a voice and that a loud one 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Rom. 9.27 the Apostle quoting the Prophet Esay saith Esay cryes out concerning Israel c. 3. How doth their speaking iudge determine all causes in Christendom delated vnto him at Rome but by writing and bulls and breues and yet he scornes to be counted a dumbe iudge 3. That is the noble and infallible iudge of all controuersies to which all flesh must stand which hath his authority of himselfe no way delegate but the Scripture is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for it selfe to bee beleeued because it is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 inspired by God from whom lies no appeale whose iudgement can by no meanes within or without it selfe be corrupted whose voice alone cannot erre or be led by passion affection or respect of persons but is an vnchangeable truth as God himselfe is the author of it In euery common-wealth the fittest decider of a controuersie in the Law is the Lawe-maker the King himselfe the same is also true in the Church 4. Christ himselfe decided all controuersies by Scripture so did the Apostles so the auncient beleeuers brought all their doubts to the Scriptures after their example This serues to discouer the wickednes of the Church of Rome who 1. that they may be iudges in their causes and 2. to auoide the light of Scripture which they see so direct against them flie the Scriptures as an incompetent iudge of the controuersies of religion between vs and in stead of the Scriptures they appoint vs fowre Iudges the authoritie of all which is superiour by their doctrine to the authoritie of Scripture The first iudge is the Church for that say they is to iudge of the meaning of Scripture but for the authoritie of the Church we could not know which were Scripture Answ. 1. We aske what they meane by the Church They say the Catholike Church But that is impossible to be iudge vpon earth because it is a companie of all the elect in heauen and earth which neuer was on earth at one time Then they say the visible Church But what if the Church be not visible sometimes as in Elias his time or be in the wildernesse Then they say the Romane Church which hath euer been visible these 1500. yeares Now we know our iudge and how our cause is like to goe in which it is a party But 1. It is not the Catholike Church vnlesse a finger can be an hand or an hand the whole body or a part become the whole and falsly and ridiculously call themselues Catholikes 2. That is no true Church which disagreeth from Christ the Head as Augustine saith and is fallen off Christ by many fundamentall errors as idolatrie iustification by workes and the like which