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A13530	Christs combate and conquest: or, The lyon of the tribe of Iudah vanquishing the roaring lyon, assaulting him in three most fierce and hellish temptations. Expounded, and now (at the request of sundry persons) published for the common good, by Tho. Taylor, preacher of the word of God, at Reeding in Barkeshire; Christs combate and conquest.	Taylor, Thomas, 1576-1632.	1618 (1618)	STC 23822; ESTC S105331	393,043	443

and wanton bookes teachers of lewdnesse Adde also stage-players and their beholders that cast open all gates and walls to the deuill 6. The couetous eye whereof Salomon saith Eccles. 4.4 his eye is not satisfied with riches neither doth he say For whome doe I thus labour In that Satan would draw Christ to the loue of the world and thereby makes no doubt but to insnare and cast him downe we learne that The loue of the world easily maketh a man a prey and spoile to the deuill Satan well knew that if he could get Christ to fall downe to the world he would easily fall downe to him Where by the world I vnderstād not the goodly workmanship of God in the frame of the heauens and earth which we must loue and admire but all the riches honours pleasures profits and allurements of it without God or before God as when men are willing seruants and slaues to worldly desires and corruptions 1. Tim. 6.10 The desire of money is the root of all euill a fruitfull mother of much mischeife There is no sinne so impious so vnnaturall and barbarous that a man in loue with the profits of the world will sticke at And more plainely ver 9. They that will bee rich fall into manifold temptations and snares and into many foolish and noysome lusts which drowne men in perdition and destruction which in sense is all one with this That such a one makes himselfe a willing spoile and prey to the deuill Hence they are called deceitfull riches because they easily lead vs out of ths right way Matth. 13.22 and Iob 18.8 The wicked walkes vpon snares and the grin shall take his heele 1. The loue of the world banisheth the loue of God out of the soule He that is a louer of the world is an hater of God Iam. 4.4 Know ye not that the amity of the world is enmity to God Whosoeuer therefore will be a friend of the world maketh himselfe an enemy to God now what sinne will an enemy of God sticke at And the Apostle Iohn plainely diuorceth these two which can neuer agree in one 1. Ioh. 2.15 If any man loue the world the loue of the Father is not in him And if the loue of God sway not the heart Satan will easily incline it to any sinne 2. Where there is the loue of the world that heart hath already renounced God in heauen and giuen it selfe to be possessed ruled and commanded by the god of the world For looke what a man cheifely loues he not so much possesseth it as is possessed by it Whence the Apostle is not afraid to call couetousnesse idolatry Eph. 5.5 and Coloss. 3.5 not onely because the cheife loue but the cheife trust hope and confidence goeth with them They say to the wedge of gold thou art my hope And further as the heathen idolaters worshipped and serued gods of gold and siluer so these serue and obey their golden and siluer god wherein they take vp their cheife desires and contentment Now hauing denied the God of heauen and thrust himselfe out of his protection a man becomes to be in the power of the deuill and ruled at his will 3. The loue of the world spoiles vs of our armour and strength by which we should be fenced from Satans subtilties For 1. Whereas our cheife fence is in Gods word it first intercepteth the word and estrangeth the heart from it as Ezech. 33.31 They sit before thee and heare thy words but their hearts goe after their couetousnesse secondly it choaketh the word that it becomes as seede cast among thornes which choake it presently thirdly it scornes the word as may appeare Luk. 16.14 These things heard the Pharisies which were couetous and mocked Now is not such an one easily snared by the deuill who is thus disaffected to Gods word Is not he easily bound that wants yea scornes his weapons 2. The loue of the world whether the pleasures profits or glory of it as a theefe steales and robs our graces which are another cheife part of our strength Good Hezekiah a little tickled with vaine-glory made himselfe and his land a prey and spoile to the enemy Wise Salomon loued too much the vnlawfull pleasures of the world and how did it rob him of his wisedome The Disciples while yet Christ was with them were stirred with loue and debate for superiority and greatnesse which did much hinder them and tooke vp their thoughts when they might haue attended to better things How many for loue of the world and preferment fall from their first loue abate their zeale become cold and indifferent as the times are 4. The loue of the world where it is rooted deliuers a man so farre into the hands of Sathan as he easily falls from all shew of goodnes and dangerously reuolts from all the goodnes that seemed to be in him The young man that came to Christ with many good shewes and desires hearing of selling all and giuing to the poore goeth away heauily and we heare no more of him Demas once a companion of Paul but easily forsooke the truth when he embraced the present world Iudas an example almost without example a disciple at Christs elbow endued with excellent gifts Apostolicall of doctrine of miracles c. hauing his heart glewed to the world for a trifle fell from his place from all the affection he had sembled to his Master from the societie of his fellow disciples and stood with them that betrayed him 5. Experience shewes how when Satan hath thrust the loue of the world into a mans heart he hath power enough 1. To binde that mans hands from the workes of pietie and mercie He is a bad tenant the more land he holds the lesse homage he doth vnto God And as for works of mercy he will not part with his crummes like the rich man in the Gospell And as he liues altogether vnprofitable to others so to himselfe he hath no care of his saluation Thou foole this night shall they take away thy soule 2. As he hath no power to doe any good for God or man so he will suffer nothing A man louing the world flies affliction for Christ Matth. 13.21 when the sunne riseth he withers when persecution comes he is offended and falls away to the hinderance of many They that minde earthly things are enemies to the crosse of Christ Phil. 3.19 Oh therefore loue not the world nor the things in the world 1. Ioh. 2.15 A necessary exhortation to vs to whom it is as naturall to loue the world as for water to runne downe a hill And who can hardly affect it without beeing infected with it Hereunto lay hold on these motiues 1. Consider how hard it is to loue God the world too euen as hard as to looke with the same eie saith Augustine vp to heauen and down to the earth at the same time The more loue a woman bestowes vpon a stranger the

the godly to ouercome them with no other then their owne weapons Christ had made the written word his shield his sword he will therefore assay with his owne weapon to wound him and so he deales with his members 5. Here is not onely Gods permission but his ouerruling power for hereby the father of lies against his heart and nature giueth witnesse to the truth and strongly argues it to be the strongest weapon that hath strongest power ouer the conscience Quest. How doth Satan alleadge Scripture Answ. Hee is Gods ape and as God alleadgeth Scripture three wayes 1. by his Spirit and inward motion as to Abimelech in a dreame Gen. 20.3 2. by his Ministers and seruants Angels or men 3. by his owne liuely voice as to Adam So can Satan 1. by suggestion 2. by his Ministers who transforme themselues as if they were the Ministers and Apostles of Christ. 2. Cor. 11.13.14.15 not onely deliuering the word but also truely 3. by voice in some assumed body as vndoubtedly he did to the first Adam and here to the second Seeing then this wicked spirit can and doth alleadge Scripture against vs it behooues vs to trie the spirits whether they be of God or no 1. Ioh. 4.1 not to beleeue euery one that can alleadge Scripture for so we might beleeue the deuill himselfe 1. Thess. 5.22 our commaundement is to prooue all things and hold onely that which is good Our president is in Act. 17.11 the Bereans when they heard the Apostles searched whether the things spoken were so We take no coine without due tryall Quest. How shall I trie the spirit that brings a sentence of Scripture Answ. 1. By diligent study and reading of Scripture diligently searching out the truth for the determination of euery truth must be by Scripture and though Scripture seeme to be opposed to Scripture we must not with Papists draw determination of matters from Scripture so saith the Apostle in Eph. 4.14 Let vs not be carried about as children with euery winde of doctrine how should we doe other but follow the truth in loue Examine the places circumstances antecedents and consequents conferre with other Scriptures to all which it must agree 2. Follow and frequent the ministery as not content with the knowledge of the Scriptures without the true vnderstanding of them for they consist not in the bare letters but in the pithie sense said the Father And this true vnderstanding will help vs to lay it to the analogie of faith whereunto it must be agreeable and will make our senses exercised in the word 3. Adde hereunto prayer which procureth the Spirit to lead vs into all necessary truth Dauid neuer ceased to pray to be taught as we may see through the whole 119. Psalme 4. Consider the end scope of the Scripture alleadged If it lead thee into an action condemned by the law of nature or against other direct Scriptures or principles of religion it is of the deuill the father of lies for Gods Spirit neuer alleadgeth Scripture but to lead vs into the knowledge and practise of some truth This is Moses his rule Deut. 13.1 If a false Prophet rise vp see what he aimeth at if it be to draw thee from the Lord his worship or word take heed of him so if Satan by any instrument of his shall bring the word and pretend great zeale if the end be to draw thee to superstition idolatry or Popery beware of him his scope discouers him If a doctrine or Scripture be alleadged to nourish any fleshly delight or to hold men in sinne though the words be Gods the allegation is the deuills as At what time soeuer a sinner repenteth c. and the theefe was saued at the last houre and therefore if thou canst say two or three good words at thy death all shall be well here is the deuill saying It is written for all Scripture truely cited by Gods Spirit aimes at mortification and the furtherance of repentance If a Scripture be alleadged and vrged to threaten and discourage such as feare God and shew forwardnes in good wayes or to animate the sinner promising him peace and life it is Satans allegation for if Gods spirit alleadge Scripture that word is good and comfortable to him that walkes vprightly and the threats of the law are fit prouision for impenitent persons This teacheth vs not to content our selues to know the Scripture and be able to speake of it or to alleadge it for the deuill knowes the word and can alleadge it readily yea he is expert in it Many men deceiue themselues in their estate and thinke themselues sure of saluation if they can get a little knowledge of the Scripture aboue others as though Satan could not alleadge it or as though the wicked could not preach it as Iudas did or vngodly men professe it who take the w●rd into their mouth and hate to be reformed Psal. 50.16.17 But let vs take heed we come not behinde the deuill himselfe while we thus highly cōceit our selues for 1. Are there not a number of ignorant men almost as ignorant as if the Scriptures had neuer beene written and shall not the deuill condemne these who hath gained so much knowledge in the word which containeth not one word of comfort for him but iudgement that makes him tremble Yet these whom they would make wise to saluation and to whom they offer the ioyes and comfort of life eternall are vtterly ignorant of them 2. Many read the Scripture but as Satan not to informe or reforme themselues nor to make themselues better but both themselues and others farre worse as not onely heretikes and learned Papists who bend all their knowledge to suppresse and hide the truth but all such as by the Scripture seeke to maintaine their owne errors and sinnes which they will not part with And these are no better then the deuill 3. Others will reade Scripture and heare and know it but without all speciall application and grace in the heart wherein they should differ from the deuill and wicked men who know the word but affect it not doe it not nay cannot abide the speciall application of it to do them good and this doth nothing but increase sinne and iudgement sinne Iam. 4.17 to him that knoweth to doe well and doth it not it is sinne a great sinne without excuse or cloake Ioh. 15.22 iudgement for such shall be beaten with many stripes 4. Others bragge of their knowledge they read the Bible at least Dauids Psalmes and they know as much as any Preacher can tell them But stay the deuill reades the Psalter as well as thou and can quote Dauids Psalmes more readily then thou he can read the Bible he knowes as much yea more then any Preacher can tell him what sayest thou more of thy selfe then the deuill can do of himselfe and more truely And what hast thou gained by all this challenge but thine owne conuiction of great sinne

little nearer we shall see it vanishing into nothing but deceit and mischeife For 1. What is this great all that he makes profer of A great catch iust nothing but shadowes and representations of things in themselues nothing at all but the show he had made 2. As this great all was but a show so it was but for a moment for shadowes cannot continue and what were Christ the better if he had beene put in possession of the things themselues if they so suddenly vanish away before he can giue a sight of them 3. His best and largest promises here are but in the transitory kingdoms of this life which all passe away as a shadow so as if he had offred and could haue performed the things themselues it had beene no great matter he neuer offers and makes good any sound grace or the things of Gods kingdome which are things onely worth hearkning after 4. Will he giue all the kingdomes and all the glory of them to Christ alone why what righteousnesse or iustice could be herein will he rob and spoile all other Kings and rulers in the world of their right and soueraignty which God had inuested them in and this all at once and in a moment 5. Whereas he pretends a gift he intends a deare bargaine and offring nothing but pure and vnmixed glory he would rob Christ our head and all his members at once of all ioy and happines both externall and eternall Of this kinde are all his promises be promised to Eue deity but it prooued mortallity and misery he promised Cai● respect and loue if he could make Abel out of the way but it prooued the casting of himselfe out from the face of God his fathers family 1. He that meanes not in true dealing to performe any thing may promise as much as he will Satan meant not to giue Christ one kingdome and he may as well promise all as one 2. His enmity and hatred of God and mans saluation makes him large in his promises he knowes how s●●ly temptations on the right hand steale into the heart and that no enemy is so dangerous as he that comes in pretence of kindnesse When he seekes to draw man to hell with him he takes on him to teach him how to become a God When Christ was to suffer he would haue him to spare himselfe to hinder mans saluation he will offer kingdomes all kingdomes with all the wealth and pleasure of them Satan herein deales as Iaacobs sonnes with the Sichemites they made very faire promises that if they would be circumcised they would giue their daughters and take their daughters and dwell together as one people Gen. 34.16 but they talked deceitfully v. 13. intending onely to reuenge vpon them as they did when the males were sore by meanes of their circumcising Satan can promise a victory to Ahab but it is to chase him before his enemie to confusion 3. He knowes mans credulity and follie who is easily taken with faire words which makes fooles faine their eyes beeing wholly vpon things before them Besides howsoeuer our blessed Lord here was fenced that the least inordinate affection could not fasten vpon him although he had all the obiects in the world to mooue him yet he commonly findes men and women fitted for his turne doating vpon the world and needs no such large offers as here are made to Christ but for lesse commodity and glory then that in one kingdome will fall downe and worship him 4. Satan is so much the larger in his promises to imitate God whom he sees encouraging his seruants by making couenant with them and promising them all the good things of this life and that to come as to Abraham All that thou seest I will giue thee Now to draw men from Gods couenant if it were possible and to disgrace the same Satan seekes to get men in league with him by larger promises of the world then euer God made to one man because that carrieth their whole desires and as God for the ratifying of his couenant hath appointed Sacraments and seales so the deuill hath certaine words figures characters ceremonies and charmes for the confirmation of his league with them and their faith in that league Hence obserue a difference betweene Gods promises and the deuills 1. They differ in the matter Satan profers earthly shadowes earthly kingdomes things that glance through the sense worldly things which may be perceiued and thrust into the eye and senses all at once the best of which is but a phantasie as Paul calls the great pompe of Agrippa and Bernice things of a moment for continuance that last as long as the fulnesse of the moone scarce seene but vanishing But the matter of Gods promises is the kingdome not of earth but of heauen and the glory thereof to which all earthly things are but appendices things which cannot be shadowed for the eye cannot see nor the eare heare neither can it enter into the heart of an earthly man to conceiue what God hath prepared for them that loue him 1. Cor. 2.9 The great promises of God are matters of faith not of sense and for continuance he promiseth a kingdome vnshaken eternall reserued in the heauens a glory not withering or fading vnlike the glory of flesh of all which the Prophet saith it is like the flower of the field Isa. 40.6 2. They differ in the scope and aime of them Gods promises all serue to prouoke and encourage men to lay hold vpon the couenant of life to draw men nearer God in faith and obedience 2. Cor. 7.1 Seeing we haue these precious promises let vs clense our selues from all filthinesse of flesh and spirit and grow vp vnto full 〈…〉 in the feare of God But Satans promises tend to fix 〈…〉 world as here hee would make Christ the greatest 〈…〉 it to withdraw men from God and their couenant with him to pull them from the seruice of the God of heauen to worship himselfe or serue their lusts or embrace the world or bow to any thing but the true God 3. They differ in the accomplishment God is euer as good or better then his word Tit. 1.2 God who cannot lie hath promised To Dauid as Nathan witnesseth in his reproofe 2. Sam. 12.8 he gaue his Lords house his Lords wiues his Lords kingdome and if that had beene little he would haue giuen him more To Salomon he promised long life or wealth or wisedome and in the accomplishment he giues him both life and wealth and wisedome But Satan is neuer so good as his word but a liar in all his promises For 1. He wants power to performe when he promiseth that which is none of his as the kingdomes of the world Or 2. He wants purpose and will to performe his promise For had he a purpose and minde to haue giuen Christ the kingdoms of the world if he had had power Doth not he enuie to euery man the fruition of