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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13530	Christs combate and conquest: or, The lyon of the tribe of Iudah vanquishing the roaring lyon, assaulting him in three most fierce and hellish temptations. Expounded, and now (at the request of sundry persons) published for the common good, by Tho. Taylor, preacher of the word of God, at Reeding in Barkeshire; Christs combate and conquest.	Taylor, Thomas, 1576-1632.	1618 (1618)	STC 23822; ESTC S105331	393,043	443

at the sight of our enemie as all Israel ranne away at the sight of Goliah but although he be neuer so huge and strong a Gyant yet he may be and is ouercome and that by Christ true man in the flesh Yea this victory ouer Satan in our nature and by our head is the ground of ours to whom he will also giue power to doe the same 3. That we haue him a companion yea an inuincible captaine in our combate who can neuer be ouercome but at the weakest and alone like a mighty Sampson slew downe heaps vpon heapes and bore away his enemies gates and his presence shall make vs inuincible that looke as Daniels fellowes could not be touched with the fire because there was a fourth like the Son of God with them so much lesse shall Gods children by Satans most fiery temptations so long as the Sonne of God is with them 4. That we might see in him what glory followes victory what crownes are prepared for the conquerours and so comfort our selues in all difficulties to hold but vnto victory Seeing Christ was tempted let not vs be dismayed at temptations but rather encouraged manfully to resist them for 1. By vertue of Christs temptations ours are sanctified vnto vs. There was nothing which Christ did but he sanctified the same to vs publike institutions of Gods worship speaking and hearing the word prayer the Sacraments and all other priuate ordinances meat drinke sleep yea euen infirmities that are without sinne paine sorrow temptations nay death and the graue the former of a gate to hell beeing sanctified for a wicket to heauen the latter of a stinking caue to reserue the body for torment altered into a sweet bed to preserue it to eternall ioy 2. By Christs temptation beeing our head the force and strength and bitternes of our temptations is abated so as Satan cannot now so fiercely assault his members Temptatiō may fitly be compared to a sword which beaten vpon a rocke or stone is so farre from peircing the stone as it turneth the edge and makes it more vnable afterward to hurt The deuill tooke this sword and laid on with both hands vpon Christ but he as the stone hewen out of the mountaine beares the blowes turnes the edge and blunted his assaults that they can neuer so sharply peirce the members The proud and furious waues of the sea beating themselues against a hard rocke breake themselues and loose all their strength So is it here with the billowes of temptation beating themselues against the rocke on which the Church is built 3. For our further encouragement in that Christ was tempted and ouercame in temptation we haue assured hope of victory against Satan as Christ our Head had for hee hath trode Satan vnder his feete for vs nay vnder our feet too Rom. 16.20 Obiect Oh but we are yet mightily assailed and in great perplexity Answ. God suffereth Satan still to tempt and trie vs and he doth it busily because his time is short but yet though the Lord will haue our graces tryed and will see our courage and valour yet he hath him vnder his feet and in his cheine so as we resist a conquered aduersarie and a little exercise beeing ouerpast we shall also haue him vnder our feete In that Christ was pleased to be assailed with sundry temptations let vs looke vp vnto this author and finisher of our faith and set before vs our patterne of imitation who ouercame not Satan for himselfe as the Saints haue done but for our saluation and for our imitation The former that we might drawe power and vertue from him to ouercome as he did that as the Israelites beeing stung with fiery serpents looking vp to the brasen serpent might be cured so we beeing stung by the temptations of this old serpent and dragon looking vp by the eye of faith vpon Christ through that blessed vnion betwixt him and vs might receiue vertue and cure against all these fiery darts The latter that we might not giue place to the deuill though hee should assault vs againe and againe no more then Christ did that we might learne of him what weapon to vse and in what manner to vse it both to defend our selues and offend our enemie therefore would he not onely ouercome one temptation but many one in the necke of another for our instruction and imitation And hence we are commanded to looke vp to Iesus that endured such speaking against of sinners Heb. 12.3 Hence we haue a notable proppe of our faith that we haue an High Priest who would haue experience of our infirmities and in all things be tempted like vs that he might be mercifull and compassionate therefore let vs goe boldly to the throne of grace to aske help in time of need in temptation in affliction in want Heb. 4.16 Thus Christ was typified by the High Priests in the law who were subiect to like infirmities with others that they might be ready to comfort and pray and offer for them Seeing Christ was therefore afflicted that he might be fit and ready to comfort others with what boldnes may we approach to him in our need and learne to comfort others with the same comforts that we haue receiued 2. Cor. 1.4.5.6 HAuing spoken of Christs entrance into the wildernes which is the former part of his Preparation to the combate we come now to the latter which is the expecting of his enemie and in this there are to bee ●●nsidered 1. His furniture or how hee was appointed 2. His companie or how he was attended 3. His exercise or how he was employed The first Luke hath chap. 4. v. 1. he was full of the holy Ghost The second Marke hath chap. 1. v. 13. he was among the wilde beasts The third is twofold 1. that he fasted 40. dayes and 40. nights as all the Euangelists say 2. that all that while he was tempted with lesser onsets as S. Luke hath it chap. 4. v. 2. First Christ went armed to the combate with Satan hee was full of the Holy Ghost which had formerly lighted vpon him in the shape of a doue and had so extraordinarily fenced him with graces of sanctification aboue measure that there was no roome to fasten any temptation vpon him The vessell that is full no more liquor can be conueyed into it Christ was so full of the Holy Ghost his nature so perfectly holy and fully sanctified as that not a contrary motion could once inuade him Obiect But some of the Saints as Iohn Baptist and Steuen haue been full of the holy Ghost and yet haue been foyled by temptation Answ. There is a twofold filling 1. absolute and perfect which is beyond all measure a speciall priuiledge of Christ who must be filled for himselfe and all his members 2. comparatiue and imperfect in measure so those holy men in respect of themselues at some other time or in respect of other common men might be said to