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A51838 Christs temptation and transfiguration practically explained and improved in several sermons / by the late Reverend Tho. Manton ... Manton, Thomas, 1620-1677. 1685 (1685) Wing M521; ESTC R31880 183,001 436

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CHRISTS TEMPTATION AND TRANSFIGURATION PRACTICALLY EXPLAINED AND IMPROVED In several SERMONS By the late Reverend THO. MANTON D. D. LONDON Printed in the YEAR 1685. TO THE READER THE following Discourses on Those important Subjects of the Temptation and Transfiguration of our Blessed Saviour together with the Sermons on the First Chapter of the Epistle to the Colossians from the 14th to the 21th verse Having been carefully Perused and Transcribed from the Reverend Authors own Manuscripts are now at the earnest request of divers persons that were the happy Auditors thereof offered to publick view had the Authour lived to publish these himself they had come forth into the World more exact but yet as they are now left I doubt not but they will be very acceptable to all that have discerning Minds for the peculiar Excellency contained in them Thus much was thought necessary to be said by way of Preface The Work sufficiently commending it self especially coming from such an Author as Doctor Manton THE TEMPTATION OF CHRIST SERM. I. MATTH 4. 1. Then was Iesus led up of the Spirit into the Wilderness to be Tempted of the Devil THis Scripture giveth us the History of Christs Temptation which I shall go over by degrees In the Words Observe 1. The Parties Tempted and Tempting The Person Tempted was the Lord Iesus Christ. The Person Tempting was the Devil 2. The Occasion inducing this Combate Iesus was led up of the Spirit 3. The Time Then 4. The Place the Wilderness From the whole observe Doctrine The Lord Iesus Christ was pleased to submit himself to an extraordinary Combate with the Tempter for our good 1. I shall explain the nature and circumstances of this extraordinary Combate 2. The Reasons why Christ submitted to it 3. The good of this to us I. The circumstances of this extraordinary Combate And here 1. The Persons Combating Iesus and the Devil the Seed of the Woman and the Seed of the Serpent It was designed long before Gen. 3. 15. I will put enmity between thee and the Woman and between thy Seed and her Seed it shall bruise thy head and thou shalt bruise his heel and now it is accomplished Here is the Prince of peace against the Prince of darkness Michael and the Dragon the Captain of our Salvation and our grand Enemy The Devil is the great Architect of wickedness as Christ is the Prince of Life and Righteousness These are the Combatants the one ruined the creation of God and the other restored and repaired it 2. The Manner of the combate It was not meerly a phantasm that Christ was thus assaulted and used No he was tempted in reality not in conceit and imagination only It seemeth to be in the Spirit though it was real As Paul was taken up into the third Heaven whether in the body or out of the body we cannot easily judge but real it was I shall more accurately discuss this question afterwards in its more proper place 3. What Moved him Or how was he brought to enter into the lists with Satan He was led by the Spirit meaning thereby the impulsion and excitation of the Holy Spirit the Spirit of God For it is said Luke 4. 1. Iesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Iordan and was led by the Spirit into the Wilderness He did not voluntarily put himself upon Temptation but by Gods appointment went up from Iordan further into the Desart We Learn hence 1. That temptations come not by chance not out of the Earth nor meerly from the Devil but God ordereth them for his own Glory and our Good Satan was fain to beg leave to tempt Iob Iob 1. 12. And the Lord said unto Satan behold all that he hath is in thy power onely upon himself put not forth thine hand There is a concession with a limitation till God exposeth us to tryals the devil cannot trouble us nor touch us So Luke 22. 31. Simon Simon Satan hath desired to have you that he may sift you as Wheat Nay he could not enter into the Herd of Swine without a patent and new pass from Christ Matth. 8. 31. So the devils besought him saying If thou cast us out suffer us to go away into the Herd of Swine This cruel spirit is held in the chains of an irresistable Providence that he cannot molest any creature of God without his permission Which is a great satisfaction to the faithful all things which concern our tryal are determined and ordered by God If we be free let us bless God for it and pray that he would not lead us into temptation if tempted when we are in Satans hands remember Satan is in Gods hand 2. Having given up our selves to God we are no longer to be at our own dispose and direction but must submit our selves to be led guided and ordered by God in all things So it was with Christ he was led by the spirit continually if he retire into the desart he is led by the Spirit Luke 4. 1. If he come back again into Galilee ver 4. Iesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee The Holy Ghost leadeth him into the conflict and when it was ended leadeth him back again Now there is a perfect likeness between a Christian and Christ he is led by the spirit off and on so we must be guided by the same Spirit in all our actions Rom. 8. 14. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God they are the Sons of God 3. That we must observe our warrant and calling in all we resolve upon To put our selves upon hazards we are not called unto is to go out of our bounds to meet a temptation or to ride into the devils quarters Christ did not go of his own accord into the desart but by divine impulsion and so he came from thence We may in our place and calling venture our selves on the protection of Gods Providence upon obvious temptations God will maintain and support us in them that is to trust God but to go out of our calling is to tempt God 4. Compare the words used in Matthew and Mark chap. 1. 12. And immediately the Spirit driveth him into the Wilderness That shows that it was a forcible motion or a strong impulse such as he could not easily resist or refuse so here is freedom he was led there is Force and efficacious impression he was driven with a voluntary condescension thereunto There may be liberty of mans Will yet the victorious efficacy of Grace united together a man may be taught and drawn as Christ here was led and driven by the Spirit into the Wilderness 3. The Time 1. Presently after his Baptisme Now the Baptism of Christ agreeth with ours as to the general nature of it Baptism is our initiation into the service of God or our solemn consecration of our selves to him and it doth not only imply work but fight Rom. 6. 13. Neither yield ye your members as instruments 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉