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A53292	The unconquerable, all-conquering, & more-then-conquering souldier, or, The successful warre which a believer wageth with the enemies of his soul as also, the absolute and unparalleld victory that he obtains finally over them through the love of God in Jesus Christ : as it was discussed in a sermon preached at Boston in New-England, on the day of the artillery-election there, June 3d., 1692 / by Urian Oakes ...	Oakes, Urian, 1631-1681.; Shepard, Thomas, 1635-1677.	1674 (1674)	Wing O24; ESTC W28467	45,642	48

THE UNCONQUERABLE ALL-CONQUERING more-then-CONQUERING SOULDIER Or. The successful WARRE which a Believer Wageth with the Enemies of his Soul As also the Absolute and Unparalleld VICTORY that he obtains finally over them through the love of God in Jesus Christ. As it was Discoursed in a SERMON Preached at Boston in New-England on the Day of the ARTILLERY-ELECTION there June 3d. 1672. By Urian Oakes Pastor of the Church of Christ in Cambridge 1 Cor. 9. 26. I so run not as uncertainly so fight I not as one that beateth the Air. Ephes. 6. 13 Take unto you the whole Armour of God that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day and having done or overcome all to stand Rev. 13. 7. And it was given unto Him to make warre with the Saints and to overcome them Rev. 12. 17. And they overcame Him by the Bloud of the Lamb and by the word of their Testimony and they loved not their Lives unto the Death Psal. 108. 13. Through God we shall do valiantly for He it is that shall tread down our Enemies CAMBRIDGE Printed by Samuel Green 1674. Christian Reader THat Title of the Book of the Wars of the Lord Numb 21. 14 may truly be ascribed to that best of Books the holy Scripture wherein accordingly after a short account in the first leaf thereof of the finishing of the Heavens and the Earth and all the Host of them the Lord of Hosts do●…h presently acquaint us with the enmity put between the seed of the Woman and the seed of the Serpent 〈◊〉 3. 15. whereby 〈◊〉 is bid and which Word of the Lord hath in a sense g●…ven being 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Battels that have been fought in the World for more then 5000 years even from the beginning thereof unto this day and whence it is also that this Earth shall be the continued Field and Stage of War ●…ill the last day witness the close of this bloody Scene in the Scriptures last prediction of the great Pitcht Fatal and Final Battel between the same Serpent the Dragon and his Seed in the Book of the Revelation The upshot whereof will be the last and amazing opening and so the eternal shutting of Heaven and Hell filled with the Combatants respectively for the receiving their Arrears therein The day of Iudgement doubtless will be the day of publishing and by sound of the left Trumpet the compleatest History of the whole fight from first to last in the interim the Lord General hath his many Heraulds at Arms to denounce his Wars and so proclaim also his Peace to the World both by Word of Mouth as by sound of Trumpet Isai. 58. 1. and by Writing also of some of whom especially it may be said as sometime of Lucan viz ut praelia videatur non canere sed committere tonare Classicum eodemque ardore arma scribe●…t quo Caesar tractavit they have not shunned to deliver the whole Counsel of God and that in the demonstration of the Spirit and with Power And blessed be the Lord for all the Alarms Lectures of War Instructions and Hortatory Speeches given from the Captain of our Salvation by any of his Commission Officers for the doubling and fortifying our spiritual Watch. Israel under the Law needed the Priests of the Lord in order to their 〈…〉 to found the silver Trumpets Numb 10. 2 9. that so blowing an●… A●… that H●… Camp might be remembred before the Lord their God and saved from their Enemies and the whole life of every Christian being that of a Man of War hence what may tend to aceomplish him in his Heavenly Military skill and encourage him in his spiritual conflict wherein that Cry is still heard as Exod. 32. 26. Who is on the Lords side yea wherein the E●…igent is such that he must either Fight or Dye and that the consequence is for no less then Eternity must needs be welcome to him and so without question will be this following VVatch-word and Exhortation delivered to the principal Artillery Company of this Land at whose request it was first published to the Ear and Heart of the Hearer and is now after not a little importunity to the Eye also of the Reader from one of our Leaders Heb. 13. 17. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 under the Chief Leader 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Heb. 2. 10. Iesus Christ who is given for'●… Leader and Commander to the People Isai. 55. 4. this discourse being to animate each one thereof as a good Souldier of Iesus Christ to endure hardness giving us sure intelligence of the happy success of this Divine Militia the blessedness of every faithful VVarrier in being more then a Conquerer and though he may seem to be worsted in this or that Battel yet as to the whole war that he shall be yea in the language of Truth that he is an Overcomer and above an Overcomer A Christians victory is indeed like to that of his chief Commander Iesus Christ Col. 2. 14 15. and through that Blood and infinite Grace very strange and mysterious he is overcoming when i●… appearance overcome and triumphing when to the view of others he is a crucisied Captivs as dying and behold we live 2 Cor. 6. 9. A Paradox and incredible in other Combats and yet the wonder seems not so great that he should gain such a Victory over all his Enemies of this World when we consider him as one that hath with Reverence be it spoken conquered the Lord himself as is said of Iacob whom the Lord Dubbed with the Name of Israel Gen. 〈◊〉 20. because as a Prince he had power with God and had prevailed whence also that strange word from the Lord himself Cant. 6. 5. turn away thine eyes from me for they have overcome me thus do they sometimes come forth e●…arend from the dust Isai. 52. 2. and from their wrestling places of Prayer as Luther did with those 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of Faith vicimus vicimus and surely ●…uch as one may glory in the Lord and through him humbly boast even as soon as he hath put on his spiritual Harness because he is here well assured by the promise of the victory before he sometimes strikes a stroak and for which cause partly he may be said to be more then a Conquerer Every Victory was not celebrated with a Triumph to be triumphant is ●…orc ore then to be victorious There were and are the Battels wherein eve●… the victor hath no c●…use so much as to rejoyce of which sort ●…e may 〈◊〉 those of them who being not only visibly listed under the B●…er of Jesus Christ but have Christ in them the hope of Glory yet by whose Divisions and fidings and warrings one against the other through the hour and power of darkness and temptation prevailing the truth and peace is lost these are Bella nullos habitura triumphos and O that a most serious and wise consideration of their common danger from the Gates of Hell and the

Combatant the Believing Champion that in the Name of the Lord defies all the Hosts and Armies of Earth and Hell that come against him notwithstanding the Remainders of sin the greatness and unavoidableness of his Afflictions and Sufferings is expressed 1. Negatively ●…er 35. Who shall separate us from the Love of Christ The Argument stands thus if nothing can separate a Christian from the Love of God in Christ then nothing can conquer him but he is invincible But nothing can make that woful destructive separation which he proves by an enumeration or induction of particulars shall tribulation or distress or persecution c. therefore he is invincible This negation is clearly imported in the interrogation For though it may be a stale yet it is a true and useful observation that interrogations affirmatively exprest in Scripture are wont to ●…arry in them the force and signification of vehement negations The meaning of the Apostle in plain terms is that neither Tribulation nor Distress nor Persecution nor Famine nor Nakedness nor Peril nor Sword nor any thing else of an ●…imical nature can possibly separate a true Believer from the dear love of Jesus Christ. 2. Affirmatively in the Words of the Text Nay in all th●…se things we are more then Conquerours through him that loved us A●… if he should say●… we are so farre from being worsted and prevailed over by the Enemies of our Salvation that warre against us from succumbing under the L●…d they are laying upon us and losing our Interest in the Fruits of the Everlasting Love of God in Christ by Reason of the opposition that is made 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in our way that we carry the Day and are sure of a very glorious victory In this Verse we may remark these two things 1. A singular Priviledge And that is Uictory Conquest which is illustrated amplified 1. From the Extent and Vniversality of it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in all these things such as he had mentioned before or what else can be mentioned and imagined by us 2. From the transcendent incomparable Excellency of it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 we are more then Conqu●…rours or do more then overcome It is a Victory with Surplusage and Advantage a Victory and somewhat more then a Victory a Superlative and incomparable Conqu●…st and Victory that is obtained 3. From the Foundation of this glorious Victory o●… the great and only means of acquiring and obtaining it And that is Th●… Lord Jesus Christ. Through him that loved us saith the Apostle m●…ning Christ or God in Christ Iesus 4. From the first grand impulsive ●…use of it the proegumenical Cause of this glorious Victory which i●… infallibly obtained and that is the Love of God in Christ. The special love of God in his Son Jesus Christ is the first Cause of these victorious Atchievmen●… More then Conquerours through Him that loved us 2. The Persons that are thus Priviledged or invested in this great priv●…ledge that have Victory Triumph ascertained to them We are more the●… Conquerours Not only the great Apostle Paul himself that renowned Warriour and brave Champion of the Lord Jesus Christ But all true Believers also universally He ranks Himself with and discourseth of Believer●… in general that walk not after the Flesh but after the Spirit Believing Justified and Sanctified men and women They are not exempted or Secured from violent Onsets furious Assaults hazardous and desperat●… Conflict●… with their mortal Enemies that warre against their Souls But they have this admirable Advantage above all other men that they are assured of a glorious Victory The Intendment of the Apostle in the words is Obvious and may be drawn into this Observation Doct. That all true Believers have a transcendent and incomparably glorious Conquest and Victory in all their severe ●…agements with the Enemies of their Peace and Happiness through the Love of God in Christ Iesus Believing Justified persons through the Love of God in Christ have the better by many Degrees of the Enemies of their Salvation and are m●…h too hard for them in all their sharp Disputes and Encounters with them All the●… h●…ve believed through Grace and are admitted into a st●…te of Justification and Accepration with the Lord a. c ' more then Conquerours successful and victorious beyond Expression or Comparison in their Combates and Co●…flicts with their Enemies those adverse powers that warre against th●…m through D●…vine Love in Jesus Christ●… This Proposition which we have laid down as the Subject of our present Ex●…rcise and which is evidently founded and comprized in the words of the Text hath a large Compass and a very great Circumference as you will readily apprehend We are now entring into a very large Field and might traverse a great deal of Ground if Time and strength would allow us to pace it over We have many Things before us to be discoursed for the due Explication and Confirmation of this observation The way of quickest dispatch and greatest Expedition as well as Clearness and Demonstration will be to cast all we have ●…o say to the Doctrinal part into Six or Seven grand Conclusions Concl. 1. Eve●…y true Believer is a Souldier and engaged in a Warfare I ●…ould it were reciprocally true that every Souldier amongst us is a true Bell●…●…am suee every Souldier ought to be a Believer and of all men Mi●… men when they are commanded out upon real Service to look Death and Danger in the Face and carry their Lives in their Hands had need of Faith and Grace and Interest in the Lord Jesus Christ and thereby the Con●…ition of their Souls well secured for Eternity But it is Infallibly and Universally ●…ue that every Believer is a Souldier in a spiritual Consideration The whole Body of Christians that walk by Faith in this lower World the ●…lace of Sin and Sorrow and Temptation and Absence from the Lord is apt●… and ●…uly called the Church Militant in Contra-Distinction from that ●…hich is Triumphant in the highest Heavens Those that are arrived at a ●…te of Glory have fought their fight and finished the Course of their Wat●…are and are 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 out of pu●…h of Pike or Gunshot farre enough ●…moved out of the Reach of their Adversaries They are marched out of the Field and discharged from any further Service and enjoying their Reward But the people of God in this world are in a warfaring state and Condition The first moment that any man is effectually called and converted and sa●…ingly wrought upon He is engaged on Christs side against the world the Flesh and the Devil taken into Christs pay puts on his Armour and is prepared for the Battel For the Graces of Gods Spirit which are infused at a Christians Conversion are a Believers spiritual Armour Eph. 6. 13 14 c. Eve●…y Chris●…ian when he is new Born is born a Souldier It is said of Goliah the Philistine Champion that he was a Man of warre from his

the Issues of your Counsels in the Birth or to overlay them and devout them as soon as they are born Now the word of the Lord to you is as sometimes to Ioshua Josh. 1. 9 Be strong and of a good Courage be not afraid neither be you dismayed For the Lord your God is with you O take Courage and acquit your selves as the good Souldiers of Christ and ●…aliant Worthies in your Warfare You have growing Sins in a growing Common-wealth to grapple withal O be Couragious and fight your Fight against such Enormities Do not draw your Sword meerly to flourish and beat the Air but strike home And if you have not Swords that are sharp enough or long enough to reach to do thorough Execution upon the Enemies of our peace the God-provoking State disturbing Sins evils among us Be sure you get such as may do it I mean such Laws as may be keen and comprehensive enough to reach them And the Lord bless you with the Honoured ●…puties at your great Councii of Warre as I would take Liberty th●…●…ay ●…o stile your General Assembly where you are considering wh●… to do d●… b●…lare to conquer and beat down the Sins and Disorders that lift up the Head amongst us and are the great Enemies of the Prosperity of our Common-wealth and Churches I might also particularly apply this word of Encouragement to the pious an laborious Servants of the Lord in the work of the Ministry O my Brethren and Fathers you are the good Souldiers of Jesus Christ in a peculiar manner 2 Tim. 2. 3. Paul calls Epaphroditus the Pastor of the Church of the Philippians his Fellow-Souldier Phil. 2. 25. Both E●…raordinary and ordinary Church-Officers are Souldiers Your Life is a Warfare in a way of Specialty Besides the Enemies you have to Engage with as you are Christians you have Enemies also to conflict with as you are Ministers I speak not of the persons of men which are to be pitied and tendered but of their Vices which must be opposed and combated withal You have Unruliness Disorderly Behaviour Prejudices Reproaches base Nick-names hard Usage and injurious dealings among men the Pride Ignorance Obstinacy Unfruitfulness and Ingratitude of some you have to do with besides your particular Temptations from Satan who maligns the Ministers of Christ more then other men to conflict and combate withal Some of you may be in Pauls Case Fears within and Fightings without and Trouble on ev●…ry side 2 Cor. 7 5. You are Souldiers and must expect Knocks and Blows in your Warfare but you may be assured of a most Glorious Victory We live in ●…imes of great Degeneracy and in special of great Disaffection to the Ministers of Christ Times wherein Satan industriously instills and infuses endless Jealousies and prejudices into the Heads and Hearts of People concerning the Faithful Ministers of the Gospel As the King of Syria said to his Captains Fight neither with small nor Great save only wi●…h the King of Israel 1 King 22. 31. So doth Satan seem to say to his Follower●… at this Day Do you fight neither with one or other so much as with the Ministers of Christ. This is the Ball that Satan hath 〈◊〉 his Foot the great Game that He is playing up and down to asperse and vilifie and bring down the price and esteem of Christs Messengers as well knowing then how to destroy the Souls of Men and Women Heaps upon Heaps as it were Well you are Souldiers and must not be discouraged You are well appointed you have Arms to fight withal Prayers and Tears and Ministerial Au●…horitative Dispensation of the word and Ordinances of Christ with Courage And undaunted Resolution are the VVeapons of your Warfare which are not Carnal but Sp●…ritual and mighty throug●… God assisting 2 Cor. 10 4. And if it would not sound too much like the Word of a Commander if it were not too much Boldness and Arrogance I would say to my Reverend Fathers and Brethren Fellow Souldiers Stand to your Arms. The Day is your own and the Victory will be finally determined on your side Your Sighs and Groans and Prayers and Tears and M●…nilleria Conflict shall not be in vain but the Lord will shortly give you the Victory Take heed of Short-spiritedness of Impatience of Fainting in the Contest though it may be sharp and severe for a time The Ill●… terarian Spirit the Antiministerial Spirit the Heretical evil Spirit the ●…velling and Disorderly Spirit or whatever else it is that you combate withal shall be routed run down put to flight And the solly of such Things and persons will be made manifest to all men Nothing will abide but what is built no●… on the variable and uncertain Fancies and Affections of men but on the Everlasting Foundations of Scripture and Reason Reason and Truth will stand their Ground and keep the Field when all that is opposite thereunto will be put to flight and totally discomfited I shall say no more to you but in the words of the Lord to the Prophe●… ●…er 1. 18 19. The Lord hath made you Defenced Cities Iron Pillars and Brazen Walls and though men fight against you they shall not prevail For the Lord is with you Nay further If I could but get into the Hearts of any of the People of God in this Assembly and make discovery of the particular Corruptions and Temptations that this or that Believing Man or Woman is Conflicting and Combating with I would say to them Be strong in the Lord and in the power of his might As the Priesis were ordered by the Lord to give a Word of Encouragement to the People of Israel when they were approaching to Batrel aganst their Enemies Deut. 20 3 4. So give me leave at the Head of this Christian Camp here Assembled before the Lord to bespeak the Israel of God and to say Let not your Hearts Faint Fear not and do not tremble neither here terrified because of your Enemies For the Lord your God even your great Lord General the Lord Iesus Christ is he that goeth with you to sight for you against your Enemies and to save you What should I do but say to them that are of a fearful Heart Be strong fear not strengthen ye the weak Hands and confirm the feeble Kn●…es Isai 35. 3 4. You are it may be Buffeted with Satans Messenger pained with the Thorn in the Flesh Molested and Tortured as persons held upon the Rack with Temptations to Atheism and Unbelief with Blasphemons Injections and Amazing Suggestions Tormented with the poysonous fiery Dares and Arrows of that evil one Combated with ●…shly VVorldly Lusts and Corruptions that give you no rest Oh Courage Courage Dear Hearts Fight it out to the last And if you are Foiled get up again by Repentance and renew the Combat in the strength of Christ and never ask Quarter or make a Surrender of your selves to the Will of your Enemies for you shall obtain a