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A19873	Seven sermons on, the wonderfull combate (for Gods glorie and mans saluation) betweene Christ and Sathan Delivered by the Reuerend Father in God, Doct. Andrewes, Bishop of Winchester, lately deceased.; Wonderfull combate (for Gods glorie and mans salvation) betweene Christ and Satan	Andrewes, Lancelot, 1555-1626.	1627 (1627)	STC 630; ESTC S119227	63,833	118

not suffer them in any case to receiue the least hurt that may be If euer the deuill came in his likenesse it was here In the first of Sam. 28 18. he came but in the guise of a Prophet so that in stead of saying Is Saul among the Prophets it might haue beene said What is the deuil among the Prophets But here he hath vsed himselfe so cunningly that if euer he was transformed into an Angell of light here it is verified 1 Cor. 11 14. For he commeth here like a white deuill or like a Diuine he comes with a Psalter in his hand and turnes to the place and shewes our Sauiour the 91. Psalme verse 11 12. Wherein first we are to note that the deuill readeth Psalmes as well as we and hath the words of Scripture in his mouth And 1 Sam. 28. he counterfeited Samuel so right and vsed the very words that he had vsed that they could not know him from Samuel so here he counterfeited the voice of Dauid Acts 19 15. This will make vs shake off security considering that God doth for our triall sometime deliuer the aduersarie the okey of our Armorie whereby he is able to hold argument with an Archangell Iude 9. yea with Christ himselfe as we see here How carefull therefore had we need to be to finde out a fit answer for him For onely to assault vs doth he reade the Scriptures yea but not to any good end but euen thereby to deceiue the simplicitie of men as heere to make them put their soules in aduenture to the last houre Hee hath indeed a grace with some vaine youths of the Court and vngodly Atheists to set them a scoffing at the the Scripture as Esay 28 22. But with others that haue the Scriptures in more high reuerence hee goeth another way to worke making it to them the sauour of death Rom. 7 10. The words which he vseth in the name of Samuel he vseth to make Saul dispaire and here hee vseth Dauids words to cause presumption and to make them our bane And not euerie Scripture but if there be any Scripture more full of heauenly comfort than another that of all other will the deuill abuse as indeed the Psalmes are of all the Psalmes this 91. especially and in that part if any one sentence be sweeter than another that of all other will the deuill abuse Marke the second verse here cited He shall giue his Angels charge ouer thee to keepe thee in all thy wayes These last words the deuill leaues out because they make not for his purpose They shall beare thee in their hands that thou dash not thy foote against a stone And we shall see nothing can be spoken more comfortable as first in that it is said that the Angels haue charge ouer vs in all our wayes Exod. 23 20. Behold I send my Angel before thee to guide thee in the way to comfort and confirme vs. As when Iacob was in feare of his brother Esau the Angel met him Gen. 32 1. and to defend vs in all dangers and succour vs in all necessities spreading their wings ouer vs and pitching their tents about vs. Psal. 34 7. Secondly this charge not onely concerneth our head and principall members but also our feet yea Gods prouidence reacheth euen to the haires of our head for they are numbred Math 10 30. Thirdly this charge of theirs is not onely to admonish vs when danger commeth but they are actually to helpe vs as it were putting their hands betweene the ground and vs. Mat. 13 14. They shall take the rubs and offences out of our way Fourthly this do they not of curtesie as being creatures giuen by nature to loue mankinde but by speciall mandate and charge they are bound to it and haue a praecipe for it yea the very beasts and stones shall be in league with vs. This Psalme and these verses containing such comfort hath the Deuill culled to perswade men that being such sweete children of God they may venture whether and vpon what they will for the Angels attend them at an inch He bids them put the matter in adventure and then but whistle for an Angell and they will come at first he carrieth them vp to the top of the Pinacle and shewes them their own case in Annas and Herod and tels them God will require no more of them than he did at their hands and all the way as they go vp hee singeth them a Psalme of the mercies of God he carrieth them vp with a song that Gods mercy is aboue all his workes Psal. 145 9. And with Psal. 103 8. How gracious and long-suffering God is who rewardeth vs not according to our deserts And Psal. 136. That his mercy endureth for euer God therefore being so full of mercy will take all things in good part But this mercy the deuill tels them of diffeteth from the mercy Dauid meant For the mercy Dauid speaketh of is coupled with iudgement Psal. 101 1. 1 will sing mercy and iudgement to thee O Lord and Psal. 85. 10. Mercy and truth are met together Iustice and peace haue kissed each other Thus I say they shall haue musicke all the way and if any at the height thinke it a great way downe no saith the deuill you neede but a iumpe from your baptisme into heauen you shall need no stairs at all The end of the fourth Sermon THE FIFT SERMON Mathew Chap. 4. verse 7. Iesus said vnto him It is written againe Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God COnsidering that Saint Iames saith Chap. 4 5. The Scripture speaketh nothing in vaine and that as our Sauiour Christ saith Iohn 10 35. No Scripture can be disappointed it may seeme strange that the deuill comming armed with The sword of the Spirit for so is the word of God termed Ephes. 6 17. Christ giues not place but opposeth himselfe to answer Wee see that a message comming in the name of the Lord this very name abashed Nehemias Neh. 6 10. at the first hearing till he perceiued it was contrary to the law of God and so came not from him which here we see to be the cause why Christ doth not yeeld by and by vpon the hearing of the Word but sets himselfe to make answer forsomuch as the word is not of Quia dicitur onely but Quia ireditur as Augustine noteth If there bee not the mixture of faith with it whereof Paul speaketh Heb 4 2. it is nothing worth And therefore the bad spirit was nothing abashed or daunted at the hearing of the bare names of Iesus and Paul Act. 19 15. but answered I know them but who are ye They did not beleeue and therefore could do them no good but were wounded themselues glorious names would not serue the turne So was it here vsed without faith When the Scripture is here vrged against one a man would thinke it were not to bee answered by citing another place of Scripture but by some