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A53292	The unconquerable, all-conquering, & more-then-conquering souldier, or, The successful warre which a believer wageth with the enemies of his soul as also, the absolute and unparalleld victory that he obtains finally over them through the love of God in Jesus Christ : as it was discussed in a sermon preached at Boston in New-England, on the day of the artillery-election there, June 3d., 1692 / by Urian Oakes ...	Oakes, Urian, 1631-1681.; Shepard, Thomas, 1635-1677.	1674 (1674)	Wing O24; ESTC W28467	45,642	48

finds enough in the best of Believers that found nothng in our Saviour Satans sparks easily e●…me us because he finds so much Tinder in us The Lusts within us are ready to take fire at every injection There is a Traitour in our own Bowels that is ready to open our Ports and let in the Adversary Now of the War which a Christian wages with this home-bred intestine Enemy the seventh Chapter of this Epistle to the Romans gives us a clear account where the Apostle raises an Out-cry and makes Doleful Complaints of the remainders of sin the Law in the Members the body of Sin and Death and Discourseth of the Nature Power and Prevalency of in-dwelling sin as to some engagements The Apostle Iames speaks of the Lusts that War in our Members Jam. 4. 1. And Peter of fleshly Lusts that war against the Soul 1 Pet. 2. 11. these make up that opposite party within a Christian that would intercept and stop him in his way to Glory a secret subtle treacherous designing party that creates him a world of trouble and danger in his journey towards Heaven 2. From the World which is another Enemy that would obviate and intercept the People of God in their Travels Hence the World was a part of Christ his glorious Conquest Be of good chear I have overcome the World Joh. 16. 33. And the Believer that is born of God by Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ overcomes it too 1 Iohn 5. 4. which plainly implies that the World is an Enemy Considerable are the Expressions of the Apostle to this purpose Iam. 4. 4. know ye not that the friendship of the World is enm●…ty with God whosoever therefore will be a Friend of the World is the Enemy of God And doth it not follow hence that he that is a Friend of God is an Enemy to the World as it lies in opposition to God and the World in that respect an Enemy to him The World is one of the Associates of that false party within a Christian and under the conduct of Satan militates against a Believer Particularly 1. The Snares Allurements of the World which would 〈◊〉 away and seduce a Chr●…stian from following after God These make war upon a Child of God and are dangerous Enemies As they say 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Fight with Silver or Gold weapons and never doubt of Victory Some Enemies have bought great Victories which they could never have won otherwise All these things wi●… give th●…e this profit pleasure Honour saith the flattering World 〈◊〉 Believer if thou wilt fall down or surrender to me These ensnaring and alluring Objects which the world presents the Sons of Men with have such a close and intimate correspondence with the Lusts in their Hearts and what is carnal in them that they fight against their Souls with great Advantage and Success The Apostle having dehorted from the love of the World and the things that are in the World sums up all that is in the World in those three particulars the Iust of the Flesh the Iust of the Eyes and the pride of Life 1 Ioh. 2. ●…5 16. The Apostle speaks as if there were nothing else in the world but Lusting because there is such a curse come upon all Creature-enjoyments with reference to man that so farre as He is of the world they are Objects of Lust to Him exciting drawing forth invigorating and improving that Lust and Corruption that is in him By these Lusts the Apostle means the several respective Objects and puts the Lust which is in us for the things themselves lusted after Carnal Pleasures Profits and Preferments He saith not sensual Pleasures Riches Honour though he speaks of them but the Lusts of the Flesh and Eye ●…nd pride of Life because our Lusts render them evil to us how lawful soever in themselves the Objects are and make them Objects of Temptation and Seduction from the Lord putting a painted Whorish Beauty and tempting Lustre upon them varnishing them 〈◊〉 and making false representations of them Yea it is evident as the 〈◊〉 Dr. Owen observes Treatise of Temptat pag. 68. That all th●…se things the Lust of the Flesh c. are principally in the Subject not in the Object in the Heart not in the World But they are said to be in the World b●…cause the World gets into them mixes it self with them unites incorporates As Faith and the promises are said to be mixed Heb. 4 2. So are Lust and Temptation from worldly Objects mixed they twine together 〈◊〉 mutual improvement one from an●…ther grow each of them higher and higher by the mutual strength they administer to one another From this mixture Union and Incorporation of the Objects in the World with the Lusts in the Hearts of Men and their firm and close combination together it comes to pass that the enticing tempting World is a very potent and prevailing Adversary to the Souls of Men And that Believers themselves ●…n whom the Lusts mentioned are but in part mortified and subdued have hard work sometimes to stand their Ground against the snares and allurements and bewitching insinuations of a d●…ceitful World To this Head reduce sinful Examples in the World Counsels of Carnal Friends the Friendship of the World which is E●…mity ●…o God and good men Jam 4 4 False Doctrines which are spo●… out of the Wo●…ld 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1 Ioh. 4 5. calculated to the corrupt Humors Inclinations and Interests of the m●… of the World and therefore of a very grateful resentment with them In a word all Worldly Lusts as the Apostle calls them Tit. 2. 12 that are so many baits and snares to entangle and entice the People of God to desert the Holy and good wayes of the Lord those Golden 〈◊〉 that are thrown down before a Christian to invite him to g●…ze upon them and stoop to take them up that so he may be retarded and stopt in his course and lose the prize he runs for 2. The Troubles and Affrightments of the World Th●… 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the formidable f●…ightful Afflictions and persecutions that would im●…e or reta●…d and hinder the people of God in their Travels towards that H●…enly Country where the sweet Fruits of Divine Love are to be enjoyed in the greatest maturity and perfection of them That Tribulation in the World against which the Lord Jesus layes in great encouragement from the consideration of his own Corquest of the World Ioh. 16. 33. Of this ill 〈◊〉 and Entertainment in the world the Afflictions that the Children of God must expect to contest withal the Apostle discourseth here Rom. 8. 35 36 37. Tribulation Distress Persecution Famine Nakedness Peril Sword and such like formidable things to Nature oppose the Faithful in their way and make warre upon them A Christian lies open to many sharp and fiery Tryals 1 Pet. 4. 12. and must look to endure 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a great fight or Concertation of Afflictions

Church of God the Woman mentioned Rev. 12. 1. is said to have the Moon that is all these changeable Earthly things under her feet Nay he overcomes Death it self which tramples upon and prevailes over other Conquerours Death stings kills ruines other men but cannot hurt a Christian because it cannot separate him from God Oh Death where is thy sting Oh Grave where is thy Victory 1 Cor. 15 55. Those words which are commonly translated the Gates of Hell 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Mat. 16. 18. and are thought to import the Power and Policy of the Devil are rendred by Learned Camero the Gates of the grave or Death alledging that the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 doth never but once in Scripture signifie Hell but either the Grave or the state and condition of a deceased person And he conceives the mind of our Saviour in that expression to be that though the Faithfull lye dead for a time as well as other men Death exercises a Dominion over them the worm feeds sweetly upon them they are imprisoned in the Grave and lye bound hand and foot with the Cords of death 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ●…unes vel acerbissimi Cruciatus Mortis Psal. 18. 3. yet that the Power of Death and the Grave shall not finally prevaile over them Si quis saith that Learned man fi●…urat a ●…ac Loeutione significatum velit perituram omnem Mortis Sepulchri vim is demùm profecto a Spiritûs sancti mente mini●… è aberraverit The Abolition of the destructive Dominion of Death is intended by the Lord Jesus according to this Exposition Christiani saith Cyprian mori possunt vinci non possunt Christians may dye but cannot be overcome Death may kill them but cannot conquer them The victory of Believers over their Enemies is very glorious in this respect Glorious also it is in that a Believer conquers his Enemies by cor quering himself crucifying himself the Flesh with the Affections and Lusts Gal 5. 24. subduing his own Spirit beating down his own Body and bringing it into subjection 1 Cor. 9. 27. plucking out an offending right Eye cutting off an offending right Hand Mat. 5. 29. 30. Doing strange Execution upon himself in a way of Mortification which is both a noble and a strange way of Conquering He overcomes himself and thereby overcomes all his Enemies Moreover glorious it is in that he is so far from being separated from the love of God by the opposition which his Enemies make against him that he is thereby greatly furthered in the way to the perfect enjoyment of the Fruits of it His Enemies whether they will or no help him to a most Glorious Conquest For all things how adverse and opposite soever work for his good Rom. 8. 28. that is for his most Glorious Everlasting Triumph in the highest Heavens As the Afflictions and Troubles which happened to Paul in the course of his Ministerial Warfare fell out to the furtherance of the Gospel Phil. 1. 12. so the Opposition which a Believer meets with from all his Adversaries falls out to the furtherance of his victorious proceedings in the course of his Christian Warfare and of his After-Triumph and Glory Nay this Victory is Glorious in that he gives his Enemies a total Defeat and Overthrow at last He hath a perfect and absoute Victory and Conquest over them so as never to be molested with them more He passes to Heaven through the midst of his Enemies and gets out of the reach of their opposition or molestation and there Triumphs Gloriously to Eternity Concl. 6. Every Believer ob●…ains this Glorious Victory and Conquest through the Lord Iesus Christ. We are more then Conquerours through him that loved us that is through Jesus Christ or God in Christ which is the same thing The Apostle having discoursed excellently of this Spiritual War with one of the greatest Enemies that a Christian hath to do with namely In-dwelling sin issues all triumphantly in thanks to God through Christ for Deliverance and Victory Rom. 7. ult And having spoken of D●…ath the Grave very formidable Adversaries triumphed over them Thanks God who gives Victory through Christ 1 Cor. 15. 55 56 57. And there is the like Reason as to all the Enemies of a Christian. A Believer obtains this incomparable Victory and Glorious Conquest over all through Christ. For 1. The Lord Iesus Christ hath procured and purchased this Victory and Conquest for Believers Therefore he hath Suffered and Dyed Satisfied and Me●…ted that his People might obtain a Glorious Victory over Sin Satan World Death and all their Enemies The Foundation of this Victory hath been la●…d by an high hand of Grace in the Death and Medi●… of the Lord Jesus Man having revolted from under the Government and ●…inion of Gods revealed Will and Law and thrown off his Obedience 〈◊〉 made Election of Sin and Satan for his Lords and Sovereigns The Holy God in Justice and Righteous Severity delivers him up to the Authority and Soveraignty of Sin and Satan and his Spiritual Enemies even Death it self and they put in their Claim to a Soveraignty yea and actually exercise a Dominion over Him So that man in this Condition is a Captive Prisoner Slave and cannot get his Liberty If He struggle sometimes and rise up to warre against them All his Contendings are vain He is overcome presently and held in bondage The Reason is because his Enemies are in a Sense as strong as the Law and Justice of God The strength of Sin and by pa●…ity of Reason of other Enemies is the Law I Cor. 15. 56. that is the Law broken and the Iustice of God offended But the Lord Jesus having satisfied and merited when there is an Application of that Redemption which is in Christ to any man Now Sin Satan World have no Right to exercise this Dominion they lose their Claim and Title to such Dominion and this is the Foundation of any man●… Conquest of them Hence though Sin may Tyrannise sometimes yet it shall not reign over them not have any of their Enemies any Right to Conquer or prevail as before Nay Christ hath paid 〈◊〉 great price and bought the Victory for them of Him in whose Hand it is to adjudge it unto them They overcome by the Bloud of the Lamb Rev. 12. 11. 2. He hath actually in his own person conquered their enemies for them Be of good Comfort saith our Saviour I have overcome the World Joh. 16. 〈◊〉 That is the Lusts of the world the men of the world the prince of the world the shares temptations terrours and evils of the World He hath bru●…sed the Serpents head Gen. 3. 15. destroyed the works of the Devil I Joh. 3. 8. Now saith the Lord Jesus with reference to the time of his sufferings is the judgement of this World now shall the Prince of this World be castout Joh. 12. 31. The Dethroning of Satan and destruction of his Dominion by Jesus Christ is