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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

either runne after him or turne to our side and helpe vs to war against him But that we should not ouercome onely but be more than conquerors this is the preheminence of a Christian souldier aboue all other warriours But may that bee may some say I answer we may be said to be more than conquerors in 4. respects which I wish you to take notice of as worthy obseruation 1. In that before wee enter into the lists wee are sure of the victorie worldly conquerors we know are not sure of the day before they goe to the field they are not sure of the victorie till they see the end and therefore if Achab threaten Mica it must be but with yffs ands if I returne in peace then Mica must pay for the pinnes If Rabshake will needs dominere ouer Gods inheritance and sound the retraite before the Alarme hee shall be taught to know that his tongue was a little more hastie then his wit for the issue of war is doubtfull and he that puts on his armour may not exult as he that puts it off But we beloued that march vnder Christs banner haue this priuiledge aboue al worldly Martialists that we are sure of the victorie before the fight we are sure to returne with Triumph and Renowme at least for the finall Conquest Insomuch that that which the old Israelites had sometime assured by diuine verdict we haue alwaies assured by the vertue of the promise and the current of the couenant of Grace The truth whereof is most apparant In that Christ our Capt hath subdued their forces he our head hath led them in Triumph this conquest is appropriated to vs the like victorie according to our Model is merited for vs. The power of his strength is daily at hand to giue vs strength to affoord vs assistance to infuse courage adde dexteritie how we may handle our spiritual armour how we may take our foes at aduantage and how we may best giue them recoyle So that that which is counted meere folly amongst men in Christianitie is held a point of wise resolution vz. to triumph before the victorie for before the victorie we are sure to be conquerors in this surely more than conquerors 2. We are more than conquerors in this that we who euerie way are so silly and simple of so meane forces and so litle power doe obtaine the victorie In earthly conquests we know the victorie is vsually obtayned by valiant and resolute Spirits great Commanders and experienced souldiers as the worthies of Dauid the sonnes of Zeruiah but here it is far otherwise We that are very earth-wormes the outcast of the world in the hands of all these grieuous aduersaries Tribulation anguish c. euen as Lambs before the rauenous creatures as little Dauid before that Gyant-like Goliah we I say that are so vnequall matches we breake through all their forces like the three mightie men through the host of the Philistims they be all subdued vnto vs death it selfe the last enemie is turned into life Bethmaueth into Bethel the doore of death into the gate of heauen So that a Christian lying in the agonie and anguish thereof and finding small solace in regard of the exigent when it pleaseth the Lord to open the eyes of his soule by deliuering it from the prison of his bodie as he did Iacob from his dreame lying in the field he may well say with that holy man This is the house of God and I was not aware this is none other then the very gate of heauen But to our purpose beloued If you should see a little boy bicker with a mighty Giant of great strength and puissance and that he should bring him vnder giue him the ouerthrow and quite vanquish him would ye not say the child were more than a conqueror Surely the Israelites thought so of Dauid and sutably they gaue him an eminent and superlatiue applause in their triumphant gratulation Saul hath slain his thousand and Dauid his ten thousand Why euen so it is with vs we that are thus weake and feeble and vnweldie to see too that haue neither forme nor beautie in vs nor any thing to be desired we obtaine the victorie And that God who doth by the foolishnesse of preaching confound the wisedome of the wise by the weake and despised things of the world make the strong to stoope and lay their honour in the dust and their port in obliuion that God I say perfits his owne strength in our weaknes assists vs so with the sufficiencie of his grace that we may well be said to be more then conquerors Againe we are more then conquerors in that by euery victory we grow the stronger yea by euery foil we grow the more puissant Worldly conquerors we know tho they win the victory yet it is vsually with the losse of much blood their forces are long time after much weake and therfore the lesse vnable to bicker againe But we beloued get the better by all these brunts we get more strength by all our incounters not in experiment only but likewise in ability if not somtimes for the present yet alwaies in time conuenient If we be in tribulation why Peter telleth vs it bringeth forth patience and patience experience and experience hope and hope maketh vs to lay faster hould vpon God and to hould vp our heads with comfort So that for one affliction we get fower vertues for one enimie fower asociats for tribulatiō namely we are armed with the buckler of patienc the brestplate of experience the helmet of hope and the shield of faith and what loosers then are we by the bargaine are we in affliction why Dauid will tell vs it was good for him that he was afflicted for therby he learned to keep Gods law Did not he get good strength before he could not make straight steps to Gods statutes But he was fetting byasses and compasses hee went limping and ill fauouredly in the way to heauen but now now he had learned to goe vpright and to runne with cheerefulnesse and so shall we doe beloued if our afflictions bee sanctified vnto vs. Are wee reuiled and persecuted for the name of Christ and the profession of his trueth why Christ tells vs we are happy and blessed The Apostles thought they were highly dignified yea strangely preferred that they were thought worthy to suffer any thing for the name of Christ And surely it is an high dignitie to be a Captaine as it were against Satan and to breake a speare in the cause of Christ For this encouragement wee get by it that whereas before we were ashamed of the name of Christ we were afraid to professe the truth now we are as bold as Lyons and as resolute as may be in the cause of God Peter that before durst not looke a silly wench in the face but would sweare and lye rather than he would take notice of Christ is now of so couragious a spirit that he dare