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A00459	The Christian conflict and conquest set forth in a sermon at Pauls-crosse, upon Sunday the 19th of Iuly, 1635. By W.E.B.D. of St Mary Hall in Oxford	Evans, William, b. 1598 or 9.	1636 (1636)	STC 10595; ESTC S114790	45,067	78

scope and the occasion of the words Now that I may goe on in a method in the further opening and handling hereof may it please you to observe with me these 2 parts First a conflict Secondly a conquest The conflict in these words 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 we wrestle The conquest in these 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 put on the whole armour of God that ye may be able to stand In the conflict note with me these three things 1. the combatants 2. the cause of the combate and 3. the time The combatants of the one side as defendants are we we wrestle The combatants of the other side as assaylants are the flesh the world and the Devill We wrestle against flesh and blood against principalities and powers against spirituall wickednesses Indeed the text faith here we wrestle not against flesh blood as if that were not an assayling enemy But the meaning is not so the Apostle in saying we wrestle not against flēsh and blood doth not meane not at all but not so much as Bullinger not alone as Calvin and Zanchius upon the place not only as appeares by collation of scripture For in another place the Apostle saith that the flesh lusteth against the spirit Gal. 5. 17. So then the flesh that is our owne corrupt flesh and blood And againe the flesh that is other wicked men which are flesh and blood as we are these together with Sathan here called principalities and powers are the enemies that we are to combate with The cause of the combate is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in coelestibus in heavenly things that is pro coelestibus as Chrysostome Oecumenius aud Musculus upon the place Illud enim in coelestibus est pro eo quod est pro coelestibus The English renders in coelestibus in high places not in heavēly things but 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1. places the substantive is not in the originall but only the adjective 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1. heavenly so that we may referre the adjective Coelestibus either to locis places or rebus things according as our Church doth elsewhere Dominicall Epist. 21. and both true for it is true that Sathan the enemy of mankind fights against us in coelestibus locis in high places for he is the Prince of the aire Ephes 2. 2. And it is true likewise that hee fights against us in coelestibus rebus about heavenly things as Gods glory our owne salvation the graces of Gods spirit and eternall happinesse And this non ut ipse victoriam adeptus aliquid consequatur not to doe himselfe good sed ut nos privet to doe us hurt And so here he fights against us in coelestibus about heavenly things ut nos illis spoliat that he might deprive us of them And this is the cause of the combate The time thereof is the time present 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 saith the text that is there is a wrestling speaking in the present tense And as there is so there will be quamdiù nos principes tenebrarum as long as the servants of God and sonnes of Belial the seed of the woman and the seed of the serpent doe last together that is as long as the world lasts that is the limited time of this combate And these be the particulars of the Conflict In the Conquest likewise we have three things to consider 1. the meanes how it is to be obtained 2. The manner how the said meanes is to bee used And 3. the motive The meanes is the armour of God The manner how to use it is to put it on The motive is that ye may stand These bee the parts and particulars both of Conflict and Conquest of which in order And first of the Conflict and therein of the combatants we 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 we wrestle We that is we that be faithfull in Christ Iesus Ephes 1. v. 1. v. 1. we that come to serve the Lord Ecclus. 2. v. 1. specially we that serve at the Altar and are the Ministers of Iesus Christ as S. Paul we must wrestle and fight the Lords battailes against his and our enemies The condition of the children and servants of God in this life is military 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a warfare upon earth as Iob saith c. 7. v. 1. God that is a man of warre Exod. 15. 3. made man also to be-a man of warre Gen. 3. 15. putting enmity betweene the woman and the Serpent and between the seed of the woman and the seed of the Serpent and saying it shall breake thy head and thou shalt bruise his heele And this breaking and bruising this warring and wrestling which the Lord did then proclaime betweene the woman and the Serpent and betweene her seed and his seed hath gone along and continued to this very day even to us so that nobis Lucta we wrestle We all we that have given up our names unto Christ and taken the oath of allegeance unto him in our Baptisme and renewed it by receiving the Lords supper and so professed open hostility against Satan the world and the flesh wee must wrestle Hic in castris ille in rostris in scholis in nemore in agro in pelago in palatio hic ferro corpus ille animum dolis hit argutiis linguam hic pedibus ille equo hic currit ille navigat omnes militant as Petrarch hath it Whosoever will live godly in Christ must warre with the Dragon and his Angels Revel 12. 7. 17. Specially if wee bee any thing zealous for the Lord of hoasts As Elijah 1. Kings 17. or earnest in in Gods cause as S. Paul or forward for the word of God and for the testimony of Iesus Christ as S. Iohn Revel 1. 9 then we must looke for sharpe affronts and hard oppositions harder then if wee be remisse and carelesse in Gods cause Sathan is no opposer of such as live securely in their sinnes His kingdome is not divided against it selfe he is more crafty then so His bent is against the good and the best most The greatest temptation that ever hee made was against Christ and so is still against good Christians He will sift them Luk. 22. 31. they shall be sure to feele his fiery darts they must wrestle Yea and this wrestling or Conflict is not a matter of sport as the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is sometime taken but such as maketh the body of him that striveth to shake againe 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 enim dicitur quia corpus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1 quatitur The Christians war is a fierce warre Now this being so that our life is a souldiours life a warfare upon earth a continuall wrestling and fighting with Sathan and his complices Let us consider our calling and endeavour to walke worthy of it in shewing our selves good souldiours of Iesus Christ Let us not thinke it enough to take presse money and

world hateth you Ioh. 15. 19. In the world ye shall have tribulations And so doth the Apostle saying in the world there are many adversaries 1. Cor. 16. 9. There are some violent as persecuting Emperours Others fraudulent as subtill Hereticks A third both violent fraudulent as pestilent Antichrists in the kingdome of Popery where the temporall power and the spirituall are joyned together against all that is called God as Luther hath it Loc. Com. Tit. de persecutione verae Ecclesiae The army wherewith the world fights against the faithfull servants and souldiours of Christ consists of two wings as Aquinas notes One is the wing of adversity on the left hand And the other is the wing of prosperity on the right By the wing of adversity the wicked of the world doe set upon the Christian souldiours diverse wayes As sometime in their body sometime in their goods and sometime in their good name And in all many times they give them the foile provoking them and sometime prevailing with them to forget their vow and promise with God and to make shipwrack of faith and a good conscience By the wing of adversity Pseudoapostles were overcome even for feare of persecution for the crosse of Christ and so was Peter also when he denyed his Master Mat. 26. But for one that falls by the onset of adversity on the left hand a thousand more are overthrowne by the incursion of prosperity on the right By this Balaam was overcome who loved the wages of unrighteousnesse 2. Pet. 2. 15. By this Demas was overthrowne who forsooke the Apostle Paul for love of the present world 2. Tim. 4. 10. yea and by this David was foyled whom greivous adversity in the dayes of Saul could not overcome 1. Sam. 11. 2. And hereby also many are foyled in these dayes Worldly hopes have drawne many from the sincerity of religion whom outward violence could not move The sunshine of prosperity hath made many to unbutton and to unlase themselves whom the storme of adversity made to gird up their loynes As those women of Israel sand of David and Saul by way of joy and gratulation saying Saul hath slaine his thousands and David his tenne thousands so wee may truly sing of these two by way of mourning and lamentation saying adversity hath slaine thousands prosperity tenne thousands So that looke wee on what side we will either the left side of adversity or the right side of prosperity Retia vides quaecunque vides Wee shall find that wee walke in the middest of snares as the wiseman saith Ecclus. 9. 13. we shall be sure to finde the world an enemy at all hands What shall we doe then in this case My advise and counsell herein is that of the Apostle love not the world neither the things of the world 1. Ioh. 2. 15. And that of Christ take heed least at any time your hearts bee overcharged with the cares of this life Luk. 21. 34. should a man desire much to eat of choaking fruits And such are the cares of the world they choake the word Mat. 13. 22. should a man excessively love that which will doe him much harme pricke as thornes and pierce with many sorrowes And loe so it is with those that love the world they pierce themselves with many sorrowes as the Apostle saith they fall into many temptations and snares and into many foolish and hurtfull lusts which drowne them in perdition and destruction That which I said before then I say againe with the Apostle love not the world neither the things of this world Raise your affections from things that are on earth and set them on things above Some will say with the Pharisees that they will love their friend and hate their enemy Make that good in this and ye doe well for the world is an enemy that wee should hate and not love Secondly because the world is an enemy wonder not if good men bee not much respected and regarded in the world as other men are marvaile not if the world hate you S. Iohn saith or if ye see good men and good things opposed and keept downe Is it any wonder to see one enemy oppose and keepe down another to see righteousnes unrighteousnes Christ and Belial light and darknesse at discord and disagreements surely no. Oderunt hilarem tristes c. Contrary dispositions have alwayes occasioned contentious oppositions And therefore I say with the Apostle thinke it not strange concerning the fiery triall marvaile not if the world hate you 1. Pet. 4. 12. Thirdly because the world is an enemy remember not to be too conversant with the wicked thereof as with idolaters fornicators drunkards swearers or any wicked persons Should a man desire the company of his enemies And such are these all other workers of iniquity yea majores sunt inimici mores pravi quā hostes infesti there are none more deadly enemies then ill company Avoid then have no fellowship with the unfruitfull works of darknesse Remēber that there must be alwayes enmity between the seed of the woman the seed of the serpent Gen. 3. Moreover because the world is an adversary of ours let us not build our faith upon the judgment or example of the world should we build our faith and salvation upon the word and example of an enemy And loe such is the world an enemy yea and a foole too so saith the Apostle The wisdome of this world is foolishnesse before God 1. Cor. 1. 10. let no man then build his faith and salvation upon it but upon the foundation of the Prophets and Apostles that is upon Iesus Christ for other foundation can no man lay to make sure work 1. Cor. 3. 11. hee is the foundation of foundations he is the sure rock the the chiefe corner stone elect precious on whom he that believeth shall not be confounded 1. Pet. 2. 6. Lastly seeing the world is an enemy wrestling against us let us likewise wrestle against it If an invading enemy be let alone and no opposition made against him he will quickly overrunne all and bring all under him We must looke to it then how we let the world runne on in errours in prophanenesse in all kind of impiety and irreligiousnesse Specially you that bee the champions of the Lord of hoasts the charrets of Israel and the horse-men thereof the Ministers of God to take vengeance on them that doe evill you must looke to it that ye beare not the sword in vaine but that ye truly and indifferently minister justice to the punishment of wickednesse and vice and to the maintenance of Gods true religion and virtue In the entrance of your profession you have proclaimed and vowed warre against the world witnesse your Baptisme doe not prove runnagate souldiours and Apostates in leaving Christs colours to follow the world away with such perfidiousnesse bee faithfull bee men of