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A90348 Ho kalos agon tes pisteos. The good fight of faith. Being the substance of a sermon preached to the congregation assembled at the interring of the body of Master William Hill lately one of the magistrates of Guildford in Surrey. / By his sonne in law Francis Peck, Master of Arts, sometimes preacher there, and now minister of God's word in Hertford. Peck, Francis, d. 1651. 1645 (1645) Wing P1031; Thomason E286_25; ESTC R200082 15,503 23

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made of them altogether the poynt is this viz. That it 's the duty of all Pastors and people to fight the good Doctr. 2 and 3 united fight of faith For the explication and confirmation hereof consider Qu. 1. That this fight of faith is two-sold 1 Internall 2 Externall 1 Internall when a beleever fights against his lusts and corruptions and satans wiles as appeares by these Scriptures 2 Cor. 10. 3. Eph. 6. 11. 1 Pet. 2. 11. 2 Externall when a man couragiously stands up in the Cause of Christ and suffers afflictions and persecutions for Christ and is not overcome by them as these Scriptures demonstrate 2 Cor. 15. 31 32. 2 Cor. 11. 23 c. 1 Tim. 1. 18. 19. 20. 2 Tim. 2. 3 4. Qu. 2. Why this fight is it called a good fight Answ 1 Because a good God is the Author of it we need not feare it 's a good fight when God appoints the field 2 In regard of the Generall or Leader of this Army which is Christ He never sinned yet in some respect it may be said that he fought the good fight of faith therefore it must needs be good Revel 17. 14. 3 The good Spirit of God is the guide and conductor in this combat therefore it must needs be good 4 The weapons with which we must fight are appointed and prepared by God Eph. 6. Therefore a good fight 5 Because it is for a good Cause and it appeares to be a good Cause 1 Because it is to preserve God's glory against all oppesers of it and such persons and things as would eclipse and darken it 2 Beause it is for truth and righteousnesse sake Jud. 3. As one said it must needs be a good Religion that such a wretch as Nero persecuted so that must needs be a good fight that opposeth and weakneth the power of such enemies as Devil World and Flesh 3 Because it is to preserve a precious soule better worth then the whole world Mat. 16. 26. 6 In regard it hath a good issue and event viz. eternall life though a beleever meet with many a knock and much hardship and difficulties i' th' combate yet he shall certainly be crowned with victory In all these respects it 's said to be a good fight Qu. 3 But why must all of Timothie's spirit fight this fight of faith which so cleerly appeares to be a good fight Answ 1. Because God will have all the seed of the woman tried all such must look to have their heel bruised by the old Gen. 3d 1● Serpent therefore all must warre 2 Because Satan beares a like hatred against all he seeks whom he may devour 1 Pet. 5. 8. as the Wolfe will spare none in the flock neither Ram nor Sheep nor Lamb that he can come by so Satan-world and flesh will neither spare Minister nor Magistrate nor common sort of people therefore all beleevers of what rank and quality soever must in opposition to this common foe fight the good fight of faith Qu. 4. Why doth the Lord suffer this spirituall warfare whereby the soules of beleevers are so annoyed with such enemies could not the Lord have brought beleevers soules to eternall life without this Answ Though God at the first work of faith in the soule could have utterly abolished all such spirituall adversaries yet he lets them remaine even after effectuall calling while we are here militant in this world for these respects 1 To shew his power that he can keep beleevers notwithstanding the continuall danger they are in God can carry one of his souldiers quite through all the quarters and armies of the black Prince of darknesse without any hurt he can make his Sheep feed fat in the midst of Wolves and his Lillies grow and flourish in the midst of Thornes and beleevers upright in the middest of strong enemies till they become triumphant in glory 2 Hereby the graces of God's Spirit are raised and exercised to the glory of God who wrought them which if they met with no opposition would not so gloriously appeare as in the time of peace many choyce spirits lye undiscovered c. 3 It is equall we should warre before we triumph that we fight this good fight on earth before we reigne in heavenly glory 4 It makes grace here and glory hereafter more sweet and precious hence the Lord often brings a soule to Heaven by the gates of hell and to a triumphant condition in glory by a militant condition on earth which is sweetned by this meanes for how pleasant is peace after warre you may imagine The first Use of what truths have been explicated and confirmed Use 1. unto you is of tryall whether you be Souldiers of Christ in a militant way against Christ's and your soule 's spirituall enemies or whether yet you be vassals of the devill Here are no newters He that is not with me is against me saith Christ Matth. 12. 30. you are certainly every one of you militant either under Christ's or Satan's banner Now the same question in the ministry of the Word is propounded by Christ which was once by Jehu Who is on my side who 2 King 9. 32. If you be on Christ's side then are you beleevers in a militant way Qu. How shall we know whether we be so or not Answ 1. If you be gathered and brought on by the sound of the Trumpet viz. the powerfull preaching of the Word the ordinary way which the Lord takes to prepare a people for this spirituall battell by enlightning their eyes to see their danger to see their enemies of whom they are in danger the multitude Isa 27. 13. 1 Cor. 14. 8. Heb. 10. 32. subtilty and strength of these adversaries and the soules weaknesse in it selfe to vanquish them but with all its strength by faith in her Captaine the Lord Jesus when once savingly wrought on Then here are according to the paralell before five sorts to be set by who may have the name and profession of a Souldier for the credit on 't or for some base sinister respect or other yet utter strangers to this spirituall warfare As many amongst us have the name of a souldier and martiall men flanting it in their Buffe and great Scarfes but yet others and their owne consciences know they are no Souldiers and have neither will nor skill to fight but basely thrust themselves into that noble and honourable profession of a souldier for some sordid and sinister respect Qu. But who are these 1 All such as hate the sound of the Drum and Trumpet have no disposition of a souldier so all these haters of the Lords Trumpet the shrill cleare and sharp preaching of the Gospell by such and such Ministers who dare not let it give an uncertaine sound are yet none of these that are fighting the good fight of faith 2 Such as are not sensible of any enemies to their soules spirituall good here and eternall good hereafter 3 Such