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A13533	Christs victorie over the Dragon: or Satans downfall shewing the glorious conquests of our Saviour for his poore Church, against the greatest persecutors. In a plaine and pithy exposition of the twelfth chapter of S. Iohns Revelation. Delivered in sundry lectures by that late faithfull servant of God, Thomas Taylor Doctor in Divinitie, and pastor of Aldermanbury London. Perfected and finished a little before his death.	Taylor, Thomas, 1576-1632.; Jemmat, William, 1596?-1678.	1633 (1633)	STC 23823; ESTC S118152	543,797	874

to these duties 1 Thou shalt uphold the Crowne on the Churches head by upholding the puritie and shine of holy doctrine The faithfulnesse of Pastors crownes the Church 2 They selfe shall be held as a shining starre in the right hand of Christ here Rev. 1. 16 And this right hand shall surely protect provide for and defend thee in thy faithfulnesse then which what greater glory and crowne canst thou desire below 3 Thou shalt by thy faithfull shining attaine that unfading Crowne of glory Dan. 12. 3. by turning many to righteousnesse thou shalt shine as the starres in the firmament Remember that goad Bee faithfull to the death and I will give thee a Crowne of life Rev. 2. 10. 2 Seeing the true Church is a Crowned Queene the daughter of God and spouse of Jesus Christ then must every sonne and daughter of this woman partake of this advancement and be joynt heires of the same crowne yea in present possession of it Did men see the high and royall estate of Beleevers they could not so despise and scorne the persons and condition of Saints but admire and seeke to have part with them in such honor as have all the Saints Let us therefore a little set our eyes on this point to discerne the high estate of the Christian and we shall behold him not crowned with thornes onely but with shining starres and glory which wicked Princes were never capable of The point then is that All the Saints on earth have Kingly dignitie All the Children of this Mother are crowned as well as shee 1 Pet 2. ● Yee are a royall Priesthood The Scripture plainly saith that the Saints are already made Kings unto God Rev. 1. 6. and chap. 5. 10. And keeping the same resemblance all the children of the Church are called Queenes as she is Cant. 67. There are threescore Queenes 1 Their birth and allyance is all princely royall sons of God their father the great King of Kings As all the sons of hereditary Emperors are borne Kings and have Kingly dignitie so all the Sonnes of God much more Children of a Queene their Mother here crowned in the text All wives and spouses joyned in contract to the true Salomon and so are Kings wives to whom crownes pertaine and every one of them having right interest in his person have title unto all his estate and kingdome Thus have they all right to the crowne kingdome 1 By their fathers will Luk. 12. 32. Feare not little flocke for it is your Fathers will to give you the kingdome 2 In their mothers right whose crown descendt to al her seed being the seed of Christ Isai. 55. 3 By the pucrhase of their head Jesus Christ who gives them not promise onely but possession in present Behold I give you a Kingdome even as my Father hath given me a kingdome Luk 22. 29. but this possession is only in the entrance and first degree in this life and the full fruition and perfect possession reserved to the life to come 2 They are all anointed as Kings both in their head who is anointed with oile of gladnesse above all his fellowes Psal. 45. 7. as also in themselves for we have received that anointing 1 Iohn 2. 27. That holy oyle descendeth from Aarons head to the skirts of his garments Psal. 133. 2. All apparelled like Kings with the princely robe of righteousnesse more shining then Herods garment or then the Sun it selfe which deckes the whole man within and without All attended as Kings with Angels as a guard all styled with glorious and princely titles as kings to whom as the person and merits of Christ are communicated so also his name not called only Christians but Christs 1 Cor. 12. 12. Even so is Christ. All enthroned as kings on a more stately throne then Salomon● described 1 King 10. 18. For Christ shall give them to sit with him in his throne as himselfe sitteth in the throne of his Father Rev. 3. 21. All rich as princes Rev. 21. 7. Hee that overcommeth shall inherit all things 3 All the Saints have the power of Princes As 1. A commanding power not so much over others as over themselves Stronger is hee that rules himselfe then hee that rules a Citie Prov. 16 32. He layes laws upon himselfe and bindes himselfe to obedience and will command as Abraham and Ioshua all his inferiours to keepe the wayes of God 2. A performing power to effect greater things then greatest Princes Mark 9. 23. To him that beleeveth all things are possible Faith in Christ makes him receive all he can ordinately desire and performe all in Christ that he ordinately desireth to doe for it can obtaine of God power and strength to doe it 3 A conquering power Every Saint is already crowned a conquerour in part over sinne and Satan and temptation and his owne lusts and the world The devill resisted flieth him and he over-takes him and treads him under foot here is another manner of conquest then Davids was over Goliah And for the world Christ promiseth all the saints Rev. 2. 26 27 power over the nations to rule them with a rod of iron and breake them in pieces like a potters vessel Which is a power proper to Christ who received it from his Father for himselfe and his members and executeth it in his and their name also and for their common right and they also get victory by the help of faithfull Pastors 4 A power of judging All the Saints shall judge like Princes not the world onely but the wicked angels also the authors of all that unrighteous judgment which they in the world sustained 1 Cor. 6. 3. for Christs sentence shall be their sentence and shall be ratified by all the Saints And in the meane time they judge themselves by arraigning and condemning themselves for their sinnes and pleading for pardon 4 All the Saints are crowned already with twelve stars and expresse the bright shining of saving and Apostolike doctrine and uphold and maintaine it to their power and professe it and glory in it as in a crowne upon their heads 1 To magnifie the grace of God who out of so base and miserable estate and thraldome out of the chaines of hell and out of eternall damnation into which we were all cast by sinne hath lifted up his Saints into so high and excellent glory Never was poore Hester halfe so much obliged to great Ahash●erosh for raysing her from the dust to lay her in his owne bed and bosome as we are to the Lord for such an admirable advancement For herein he powred out all his love that while we were his enemies hee would not onely cast his skirts over us but crowne us first with compassion and then with a Crowne of twelve starres here in grace and hereafter in heavenly glory 2 To magnifie the state of Gods children who are set in

hee persecuted now the dragon standeth before him inwardly buffetting him with temptations and outwardly setting a number of dragons and generation of Vipers to sting him with whippings imprisonings stonings and all deadly persecutions and what godly Minister can avoid the winnowings of the dragon 3. Let a private man sit as Israel in Aegypt and favour the Aegyptian Idols hee may enjoy the flesh-pots and favour of Aegypt but let him once speake of the true service of GOD and of departing from those men and manners Pharaoh that dragon and all his people persecute them with all barbarous cruelty Be thou never so private if thou givest thy name to God and take upon thee with the profession the practise of sound religion Looke now what way thou canst thou shalt finde the dragon before thee Begin to build thee a spirituall house for the LORD and looke for as many dragons to stand before thee as Nehemiah had in the repairing of the walles of IERVSALEM Here are two worthy questions 1. How I may know the dragon standeth before me 2. How I may stand before the dragon 1. To know that the dragon standeth before thee attempting any good thou shalt discerne it 1. By secret fraud or 2. By hellish and open slanders By both these here he standeth before the woman by both he stood before the seed of the woman as well in Peters friendly perswasion Master pity thy selfe as in Iudas in betraying him and thus also against all her seed as for example 1 So long as hee can he will oppresse cunningly and craftily as a very good friend discouraging the practice of piety hiding his homes for so long as he can he will not be accused of open tyranny See it in some instances 1. He commeth to a man loking towards religion telleth him it is too heavy a yoak for him it will not be for his ease to undergoe so strict a course as will make his life but uncomfortable strip him of all his liberty why should you not favour your self as if the dragon whose intention is to devoure did above all desire the ease and comfort of a mans life but Christs counsell against the dragon is to beare his yoak for it is easie and light and all the wayes of wisedome are the wayes of pleasure Now the dragon is before thee 2. But what if you should set your hand to the Plough and looke back were you not in farre worse case than before better you had never knowne the truth than to forsake the holy commandement as if the dragon were an enemy to Apostasie and backsliding but the dragon is apparently before thee in that he would have thee cast off all care of religion by that argument whereby Christ spurreth and inciteth it 3. Hee would have him shew himselfe a wise man and not set himselfe against a streame doe Rulers and rich men so and why shall hee joyne to a few poore and simple men that are every where contemned and condemned of indiscretion perhaps of hypocrisie as if true wisedome were not tied to the perfect way whether many or few great ones or meane ones walke it it for Christ saith that for the most part the poore receive the Gospel and the Apostle that not many rich Now is the dragon before thee 4. He will have him shew himselfe a peaceable man oh the peace of the Church is to bee tendred and turbulent spirits are dangerous which stand upon such nice points busie themselves with things above their reach a peaceable man will take things as he findeth them and will doe what he may whē he cannot doe what he would as if the onely make-baite in the world were so set for peace or as if his whole drift herein were not to separate peace from truth which last God hath magnified above all things and therefore above peace 5. Hee hath a great care of his good name hee would not have him by any means undertake or goe on in any course that should savour of curiosity or by which they should be counted singular for then he were undone and could never recover the disgrace and reproach of it as if himselfe were not the author and devisor of all reproaches cast upon the way of God and the accuser of the brethren but the dragon standeth before thee to hinder selfe-deniall which is the first thing to be done of him that will be a Disciple 6 He would have him a good husband and thriving in the world not any where to interrupt his calling or takings by reading the Scripture and hearing sermons on the weeke dayes or by such strictnesse on the Sabbath as not to serve his customers then as on the weeke dayes as if hee did not intend in al this that by winning the world they should lose their soules And surely lamentable experience sheweth how that the dragon by such sugred words and perswasions stood before numbers who have looked backe and runne backe to the filthinesse of the world and now imbrace such a course as may be fit with the grace of the times the favour of men the furtherance of their outward estates and their owne ease II. But if by fraudulent and underhand meanes he cannot break off good beginnings he turneth him to open and hellish slanders and accusations in which hee sheweth his blacknesse against all sorts for 1. Let a godly Magistrate persist in his zealous care to reforme abuses the dragon standeth before him as before Moses and Aaron and saith You take too much upon you and perhaps writes a letter of accusation as did Rehum and Shimshai and their companions against Iehoshua and Zerubbabel and his Captaines to the King Ezra 4. 9. 2. Let a Minister proceed in his faithfull performance suppose him a Prophet Amos himselfe shall be accused by the dragon Amazia that he preached against the King and the Land is not able to beare his words Chap. 7. 9. and Ieremy is a factious and turbulent man contentious with the whole earth suppose him an Apostle Paul and Silas must bee brought before the Governours and exclamed on as men troubling the City exclamed for preaching ordinances not lawfull to be received and teaching men to worship God contrary to law Suppose him the most shining light in the Church the dragon not able to resist the light of God in him will fall to plaine railing as the Pelagians called Augustine Cultorem doemonum August contra Iul. lib. 3. cap. 18. What execrable and horrible slanders the Popish dragons have spewed out against our Churches in generall and the famous speciall instruments of Gods glory Wickliffe Hus Luther Calvin Beza Tindal were as infinite as hatefull to recite and when Satan ceaseth to stand before the woman such horrible reproaches of godlinesse shall cease and not before And what marvell if it be so with the servants when if our Master Christ himselfe shall cast out devils the dragon dare say It is by Belzebub