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A09463	The combat betvveene Christ and the Diuell displayed: or A commentarie vpon the temptations of Christ: preached in Cambridge by that reuerend and iudicious diuine M. William Perkins; Satans sophistrie answered by our Saviour Christ	Perkins, William, 1558-1602.; Pierson, Thomas, ca. 1570-1633.	1606 (1606)	STC 19748; ESTC S115736	100,567	72

when they endeuour to do good he moues them to be proud they are no sooner conuerted to the Lord but he hath some Elymas to turne them backe to the world and though they stand against that assault yet he will pursue them still by troubles without and terrours within by raging foes and flattering friends so as in regard of Satan aduantaged by their flesh and his world they shall find this to bee true while their flesh is vpon them they shal be sorrowfull and while their soules be in them they shall mourne Satan is a mightie prince and a wilie serpent and if either force or fraud may worke them woe no child of God shall escape his hands he spared not the greene tree what then will he do to the dry But is there no remedy to man for all this woe that comes by Satan Yes blessed be our God who hath not left vs for a praie vnto his teeth but to shew the exceeding riches of his grace and loue to the world hath giuen his onlie begotten sonne to be our prince and our deliuerer who in no sort tooke the Angels but the seede of Abraham and because they were partakers of flesh and bloud he himself took part with them that hee might destroy through death him that had the power of death that is the diuel For the euidence and application of which deliuerance he hath ordained in his church an holy ministery whereby naturall men are brought from darknesse vnto light and from the power of Satan to himselfe and his owne children doe grow vp into Christ their head and be edified in their most holie faith through which they are kept by the power of God vnto saluation Yet we must so conceiue of this deliuerance that as Israel being brought out of Egypt was not presently setled in the land of Canaan but for the space of forty yeares was exercised with sundry temptations in a barren and drie wildernesse where they met with fierie serpents and were encountred with many and strong enemies who sought to debarre them from the promised land so the children of God though redeemed by Christ are not presently translated from the bondage of corruption to the full inheritance of perfect glory in the heauens but must passe through this vale of teares and in the wildernesse of this world meete with that crooked serpent the Diuell who will seeke to stinge their soules to death and also stirre vp many an Amelec to entrap them in the way that either through disobedience or vnbeliefe they may be depriued of their heauenly Canaan True it is this match is farre vnequall for flesh and bloud to fight against spirituall powers yet heere is comfort that we haue him for our Captaine who in his deepest humility spoiled our strongest aduersary and is now crowned with glorie and honour being highlie exalted far aboue all might and domination at his fathers right hand where he must reigne till he hath put all his enemies vnder his feet yea till he hath troden Satan vnder the feete of all his members only this he requireth that we should bee valiant and quit our selues like men in the power of his might knowing that the battel is the Lords and so the victory sure before we strike a stroke Now for the manner of our fight a matter indeed of great moment because a smooth stone out of Dauids sling wil foile to the ground great Goliah wee haue in this combate between Christ and the Diuell so pregnant direction set before vs that vnlesse wee doe wilfully shut our eies against the light in this behalfe wee cannot be ignorant of our duty whatsoeuer was written aforetime was written for our learning and therefore the recording of this combate is as much from Christ to euery Christian as the speach of Gideon to his souldiers looke on me and doe likewise euen as Idoe soe do ye for Christ left himselfe an example that we should follow his steps though not in his miraculous fast yet in his couragious fight against sinne The view heereof hath formerly beene presented to your Honors by Master Robert Hill bachelor of Diuinity vnder this title Satans Sophistrie answered by our Sauior Christ. And now at the intreaty of M. Perkins executors I have published it againe yet vnder a new title and more large almost by one third part Mine endeuour hath beene that this poore Orphane might imitate his brethren who were the messengers of loue vnto our Church while their happy father liued among vs. What is wanting heerein or may deserue a iust reproofe I willingly take to my self me me adsum qui feci- c What I haue beene able to doe I humbly commend to the church of God vnder your Honourable protection If heerein I seeme presumptuous because I am vnknowen vnto you I humbly craue this fauourable construction that I chose rather by presuming to wrong my selfe then to alienate this booke from your Honours who had right heereto by former dedication When your Honourable imployments in time past required your wisedome and courage for the iust defence of our Soueraignes right I make no question but as well the messengers of victory ouer rebels as the counsellers of peace were alwaies welcome to your Honour why then should I doubt whether this ensuing display being as wel a counseller of peace with God as an Herauld of triumph through Christ ouer Satan the Arch-enemy of our soules will be gratefull vnto you who haue learned long since that whosoeuer will keepe a good conscience towards God or man must endure manie a conflict with Satan Now that God of peace who is able to doe exceeding abundantly aboue all that wee can aske or thinke graunt vnto your Honours according to the riches of his mercy so to fight the good fight of faith on earth that you may receiue the crowne of glorie in heauen Cambridge Emmanuel Colledge 25. of Iune 1606. Your Honours in the Lord to be commanded THO. PIERSON TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE Sir WILLIAM RVSSELL Lord Russell Baron of Thornhaugh yoonger sonne to that most Christian and Honourable Earle FRAVNCIS Earle of Bedford with the vertuous Lady his wife Grace and Peace RIGHT Honorable as Iohn the Baptist was in one desert so our Sauiour Christ he was in an other but as these two differed in their being in the world so did they not accord in their being in the wildernesse Iohn was with some men Christ with none Iohn was with wilde men Christ with wild beasts Iohn was preaching Christ praying Iohn was baptizing Christ fighting Iohn was feeding Christ fasting Iohn was encountring with Diuels incarnate Christ did encounter with the Prince of those Diuels From Iohn preaching in the desert learne wee diligence in our callings from Christ tempted in the desert see we troubles at our calling Many are the troubles of the