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A39227 The harmony of the Gospels in the holy history of the humiliation and sufferings of Jesus Christ from his incarnation to his death and burial published by John Eliot ... Eliot, John, 1604-1690. 1678 (1678) Wing E512; ESTC W4384 172,517 138

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Jesus Christ suffer his holy pure humane nature to be so far under the power of Satan as to be transported in such an hideous manner from the wilderness to the City to the Temple to the top of a Pinacle to the top of an high mountain and there to be deluded with a vain sight Satan hath a great power over the Phantasies of men and he can when leave is given unto him transport their Phantasies and imaginations unto such strange notions and Temptations and therefore still the question remaineth why did our Lord Jesus suffer his pure mind to be afflicted with such transporting Temptations Answ 1. Because this is a great part of the punishment due unto the sin of man to be given up unto and under the power of Satan unto his seductions and Temptations Eph. 2.2 in times past ye walked according to the course of this world according to the Prince of the power of the Air the Spirit that now worketh in the Children of disobedience c Act. 26.18 from the power of Satan Mankind are lawful Captives to justice and we are delivered up unto Satan to be our jaylor and one part of the power which the Goaler hath over us is this to work in our hearts minds Phantasies and affections this is a deep and dreadful part of the punishment of sin our mental bondage is a sore bondage there is abundantly more sin committed in the minds thoughts and imagination then in outward actions There be frequent Murthers Adulteries Fornications Thefts Blasphemies and what not There be many abominations within that dare not look out Prov. 6.16 18. there be seven abominations whereof one is an heart that deviseth wicked imaginations at the day of Judgement when the secrets of all hearts shall be opened and judged there will be abundance more work in judging the inward sins of the mind and heart then of the outward sins of words and deeds it is out of the abundance of the heart that the mouth doth speak our slavedome to Satan is principally in our minds hearts and imaginations Therefore Jesus Christ suffered this punishment to the full so far as it could be suffered with Innocency he suffered till Justice was satisfied he gave Satan leave to do his worst against him in these Temptations as he did at his last sufferings which are called your hour and power of darkness at this time of Temptation Satan did saucily domineer over our dear Lord abusing his Phantasie and Imagination to the uttermost of his skill and all this Jesus Christ suffered in our stead 2. By his suffering of Temptations Iesus Christ hath taken away the sting and curse and condemning power out of all our Temptations so that they cannot mortally hurt us because the Law is satisfied by the sufferings of Jesus Christ it is the Law that gives strength to sin to procure punishment 1 Cor. 15.56 seeing then that the offence of the Law is removed by the sufferings of Jesus Christ the mortal power of Temptations is taken away Temptations they may sorely afflict but they cannot kill and damn a Child of God 3. Jesus Christ suffered himself to be horribly tempted that he might be an experienced able Faithfull and compassionate high Priest to relieve us in our Temptations and to bear with us in our violent and strange extravagancies in our vain figments and imaginations Hebr. 2.17 Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his Brethren that he might be a mercifull faithfull high-Priest in things pertaining to God to make Reconciliation for the sins of the People 4. Our Lord Jesus gave Satan leave thus to assault him in this part of his invisible Kingdome where his power is greatest that he might procure for us an absolute and compleat Victory over Satan and all his powers and policyes that no force should be left in his hand against Believers in Christ He hath conquered his inner Kingdome the power that he hath over mens minds and imaginations Hereby he hath Satan in so streight a chain that all his Temptations are at the dispose and ordering of Jesus Christ Col. 2.15 Having spoiled Principalityes and powers he made a shew of them openly triumphing over them in it viz. in his cross and Sufferings And this is a chief part of this conquest to conquer Satans inner Kingdome in the minds and imaginations of men 5. Jesus Christ suffered himself to be tempted and in that case to conquer him that when Satan assaults Believers in their thoughts minds and imaginations these may find Satan a conquered and a chained enemy and that by a man our Captain who is God-man all which he hath done to encourage us to resist fight and triumph in Jesus Christ 6. Jesus Christ suffered himself to be tempted to set us a pattern of the way of conquering Temptation Example and experience doe effectually teach therefore when at any time we are assaulted with Temptations turn our minds to the pattern of Christ Mat. 4. and see what he did and doe we the same 7. Jesus Christ hath undergone this field of Temptations to let us see by experience the power of the word over Satan and all his Temptations The Spiritual War is a principal part of our Religion and we see that the Word of God is a principal weapon in the management of this War Psal 17.4 By the words of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer 8. All this Jesus Christ hath done to teach us how necessary it is that the word of God should dwell richly in us Col. 3 16. It is a great Duty and a precious mercy to be ready in the Scriptures like a ready Scribe that can draw out of his Quiver a fitting arrow for every case Every Scribe which is instructed to the Kingdome of Heaven is like unto a man that is an housholder who bringeth forth out of his Treasury things new and old By this high and glorious example of Jesus Christ his suffering of Temptations the Saints of God should learn much and most usefull instruction touching which I shall give some short hints A right walking with God in Temptations is an eminent practical point of Religion it renders a man to be a true follower of Jesus Christ and very acceptable unto him His Disciples who continued with him in his Temptations he rewards them with a Kingdome a Kingdome of Grace in this Life and a Kingdome of Glory in the life to come 2 Cor. 4.17.18 Our light and short afflictions tryals temptations doe work for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory It is unworthy a Believer a Disciple of Jesus Christ to shrink from or sink under Temptations It is the wisdome of a Christian to arm and prepare for Tribulations in this world because the appointed way to heaven is through many tribulations Act. 14.23 in this point we must be followers of Christ as dear chi●dren Jesus Christ hath provided for