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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

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

finds enough in the best of Believers that found nothng in our Saviour Satans sparks easily e●…me us because he finds so much Tinder in us The Lusts within us are ready to take fire at every injection There is a Traitour in our own Bowels that is ready to open our Ports and let in the Adversary Now of the War which a Christian wages with this home-bred intestine Enemy the seventh Chapter of this Epistle to the Romans gives us a clear account where the Apostle raises an Out-cry and makes Doleful Complaints of the remainders of sin the Law in the Members the body of Sin and Death and Discourseth of the Nature Power and Prevalency of in-dwelling sin as to some engagements The Apostle Iames speaks of the Lusts that War in our Members Jam. 4. 1. And Peter of fleshly Lusts that war against the Soul 1 Pet. 2. 11. these make up that opposite party within a Christian that would intercept and stop him in his way to Glory a secret subtle treacherous designing party that creates him a world of trouble and danger in his journey towards Heaven 2. From the World which is another Enemy that would obviate and intercept the People of God in their Travels Hence the World was a part of Christ his glorious Conquest Be of good chear I have overcome the World Joh. 16. 33. And the Believer that is born of God by Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ overcomes it too 1 Iohn 5. 4. which plainly implies that the World is an Enemy Considerable are the Expressions of the Apostle to this purpose Iam. 4. 4. know ye not that the friendship of the World is enm●…ty with God whosoever therefore will be a Friend of the World is the Enemy of God And doth it not follow hence that he that is a Friend of God is an Enemy to the World as it lies in opposition to God and the World in that respect an Enemy to him The World is one of the Associates of that false party within a Christian and under the conduct of Satan militates against a Believer Particularly 1. The Snares Allurements of the World which would 〈◊〉 away and seduce a Chr●…stian from following after God These make war upon a Child of God and are dangerous Enemies As they say 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Fight with Silver or Gold weapons and never doubt of Victory Some Enemies have bought great Victories which they could never have won otherwise All these things wi●… give th●…e this profit pleasure Honour saith the flattering World 〈◊〉 Believer if thou wilt fall down or surrender to me These ensnaring and alluring Objects which the world presents the Sons of Men with have such a close and intimate correspondence with the Lusts in their Hearts and what is carnal in them that they fight against their Souls with great Advantage and Success The Apostle having dehorted from the love of the World and the things that are in the World sums up all that is in the World in those three particulars the Iust of the Flesh the Iust of the Eyes and the pride of Life 1 Ioh. 2. ●…5 16. The Apostle speaks as if there were nothing else in the world but Lusting because there is such a curse come upon all Creature-enjoyments with reference to man that so farre as He is of the world they are Objects of Lust to Him exciting drawing forth invigorating and improving that Lust and Corruption that is in him By these Lusts the Apostle means the several respective Objects and puts the Lust which is in us for the things themselves lusted after Carnal Pleasures Profits and Preferments He saith not sensual Pleasures Riches Honour though he speaks of them but the Lusts of the Flesh and Eye ●…nd pride of Life because our Lusts render them evil to us how lawful soever in themselves the Objects are and make them Objects of Temptation and Seduction from the Lord putting a painted Whorish Beauty and tempting Lustre upon them varnishing them 〈◊〉 and making false representations of them Yea it is evident as the 〈◊〉 Dr. Owen observes Treatise of Temptat pag. 68. That all th●…se things the Lust of the Flesh c. are principally in the Subject not in the Object in the Heart not in the World But they are said to be in the World b●…cause the World gets into them mixes it self with them unites incorporates As Faith and the promises are said to be mixed Heb. 4 2. So are Lust and Temptation from worldly Objects mixed they twine together 〈◊〉 mutual improvement one from an●…ther grow each of them higher and higher by the mutual strength they administer to one another From this mixture Union and Incorporation of the Objects in the World with the Lusts in the Hearts of Men and their firm and close combination together it comes to pass that the enticing tempting World is a very potent and prevailing Adversary to the Souls of Men And that Believers themselves ●…n whom the Lusts mentioned are but in part mortified and subdued have hard work sometimes to stand their Ground against the snares and allurements and bewitching insinuations of a d●…ceitful World To this Head reduce sinful Examples in the World Counsels of Carnal Friends the Friendship of the World which is E●…mity ●…o God and good men Jam 4 4 False Doctrines which are spo●… out of the Wo●…ld 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1 Ioh. 4 5. calculated to the corrupt Humors Inclinations and Interests of the m●… of the World and therefore of a very grateful resentment with them In a word all Worldly Lusts as the Apostle calls them Tit. 2. 12 that are so many baits and snares to entangle and entice the People of God to desert the Holy and good wayes of the Lord those Golden 〈◊〉 that are thrown down before a Christian to invite him to g●…ze upon them and stoop to take them up that so he may be retarded and stopt in his course and lose the prize he runs for 2. The Troubles and Affrightments of the World Th●… 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the formidable f●…ightful Afflictions and persecutions that would im●…e or reta●…d and hinder the people of God in their Travels towards that H●…enly Country where the sweet Fruits of Divine Love are to be enjoyed in the greatest maturity and perfection of them That Tribulation in the World against which the Lord Jesus layes in great encouragement from the consideration of his own Corquest of the World Ioh. 16. 33. Of this ill 〈◊〉 and Entertainment in the world the Afflictions that the Children of God must expect to contest withal the Apostle discourseth here Rom. 8. 35 36 37. Tribulation Distress Persecution Famine Nakedness Peril Sword and such like formidable things to Nature oppose the Faithful in their way and make warre upon them A Christian lies open to many sharp and fiery Tryals 1 Pet. 4. 12. and must look to endure 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a great fight or Concertation of Afflictions

that which is intended in that expression Hence the Apostle saith that be spoiled Principalities and Powers and and made a shew of them openly triumphing over them in it that is his Cross or in himself Col. 2. 15. The Lord Jesus took away the Prey or Boo●…y of Souls which Satan had gotten and led away the Devil and his Angels as Prisoners of War He divested Principalities and Powers that is the Apostate Angels of all that Title they had got to the World by the sin of man yea he triumphed over them as sawful Captives to be disposed of at his pleasure He hath bound the strong man armed spoiled his Goods Thus Christ is said to wound the Head for so is it in the Original not Heads over many Countries Psal. 110 6. By the Head 〈◊〉 the large Earth Some understand Satan that ruleth as Head over 〈◊〉 the Children of disobedience every where though I judge it better to ●…pound it to the most comprehensive sense and then the meaning is that Christ breaks in pieces the Head that is the counsel and power of Satan and all ●…is Instruments crushing and conquering all the Enemies of his People He hath conquered Death is self and having grapled and fought with that Serpent he hath pulled out the Sting and he hath disarmed that King of Terrours that it may be in no condition to hurt and ruine his People Death can be no longer a Curse to them but a Blessing An Out let as to Misery●… and an In-let to all Happiness He hath Conquered and triumphed over all the Enemies of Believers vertually on his Crosse but actually and effectually in his Exaltation when he ascended up on high he led Captivity Captive Eph. 4. 8. Psal. 6●… 18. And he hath Conquered and Triumphed over all out Enemies not for himself but on our behalf and for our behoof and advantage Victoria Domini est Servorum Triumphus Hieron The Victory of the Lord is the Triumph of the Servants Well may the Army of Believers be assured of Victory and Triumph when as they fight with a conquered Enemy and their General alone in his own person hath routed their Adversaries 3. He puts them into a Conquering-capacity He sends his Spirit to make the Application of his Redemption to all his Redeemed ones by working ●…aith in their Hearts drawing them to himself giving them an actual Interest in himself and his Benefits and putting them into a State of Justification which is a State of Victory and Triump●… A justified person is in a Conquering-capacity and condition He is under Grace and not under the Law therefore neither Sin nor any other Enemy shall have dominion over him Rom. 6. 14. Take an Elect person that was given to Christ by the Father from Eternity and Redeemed by Christ in the fulness of time yet before his effectual vocation he is under the feet of his Enemies in no better condition to fight it out with them then other men Sin and Satan and World are much too hard for him But when once the Spirit of Christ hath wrought an effectual work of Grace in his Soul by uniting him to the Lord Jesus hath brought him into a state of Justification now he is in a condition to dispute it out to the last with all his Enemies and to get the day also 〈◊〉 Justified person is invincible he cannot be Conquered and he is victorious none of his Enemies can stand before him Victory Triumph are adjudged by the Lord to a state of Justification and are infallible consequents thereof Hence Paul's comfortable perswasion and Triumphant Expressions Rom. 8. 38 39. Now all the People of God are admitted into this state of Iustification and ●…ested in the Glorious Priviledges of it through the Lord Iesus Christ. 4. He furnisheth Believers with skill and Strength and Courage and Weapons and all War-like Furniture and Military Qualifications and Accomplishments They are in all respects well appointed for the ●…ar and it is the Lord Jesus that sets them fort●… and furnisheth them with A●…s and Weapons for the Battel The Lord Jesus Christ is the Christians Magazin All those Arm●… and Weapons which a Believer useth in his spiritual conflicts of which you have an enumeration Eph. s. 6. 13 14 c. are such as come out of Christs Armory As he puts the Believer into a conquering state in his Justification so he gives him conquering Abilities in his Sanctification He gives them Skill and Valour and Resolution and all other Qualifications and Endowments that a Militant condition calls for 5. He Administors seasonable supplies and recruits of Grace and Strength unto them He sends them Auxiliary Forces and gives them such Assistance as they need for every Conflict He giveth Power to them when they are faint and when they h●…ve no might encreaseth their strength Isai. 40. 29. He gives them a sufficiency of Grace and his Power rests on them Hence when they are we●…k yet then they are strong 2 Cor. 12. 9 10. Because habitual inhevent Grace will not carry them through their difficult Engagements therefore he affords actual and occasional Assistance as their necessities require All that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that seasonable help which is Admininistred to Believers from the Throne of Grace Heb. 4. 16. comes from the Lord Jesus Christ. They have the immutable Assistance of the Spirit of Christ that dwells in them They must needs overcome in this respect because greater it be that is in them then he that is in the World 〈◊〉 Joh. 4. 4. Hence the Apostle that had low thoughts of himself and was as much nothing in his own eyes as any man yet attributes a kind of Omnipotency to himself I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me Phil. 4. 13. He strengtheneth them with all might Col. 1. 11. Concl. 7. The Love of God in Christ is the absolute first cause of those ●…torious proceedings and this infallible conquest of Believers For 1. The Everlasting love of God determines that the Victory shall fall on the side of Believers The will of God is that all Believers shall conquer Hence the Apostle layes the Foundation of this Triumph in Divine Predestination and in Gods being for us Rom. 8. 30 31. Those that are appointed to obtain Salvation by Jesus Christ as it may be concluded of all Believers ●…ving Faith being a special fruit of Election may meet with many Enemies in their way but shall infallibly break throughall opposition g●…t to Heaven at last The Love of God hath Decreed them Victory 2. The everlasting Love of God layes in suitable provision of means for an infallible conquest Divine Love concluded upon the mission of Christ into the World to purchase it for his People and obtain the victory in his own person as a common person representing all Believers This Love gives them a Leo●… and General the Lord Jesus Christ that is invincible the Captain●… the Host

Glorious Victory Possibly O Believer thou hast been sleeping in the Lap of some Daliloh and hast lost thy strength and art ●…en into the Hands of the Philistine●… that have bound thee with Pett●…s and made thee to Grinde which is the sad condition which some Christian Souldiers through Security reduce themselves unto yet let me tell th●… for thy Encouragement that though thy Locks are shaven off yet 〈◊〉 Grace the Locks of thy Strength will grow again and thou shalt 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of those Ph●…stines Let all the Followers of Christ be warned by the Falls and Surprizes of themselves and others to stand upon their Guard and continue in a vigilant fighting Posture that they may not give up themselves to the Will of their Adversaries that ly in Ambush and watch all Advantages against them Watch ye stana fest in the Faith quit you like men be strong 1 Cor. 16. 13. Yet a little while and you shall triumph over all your Enemies The Lord will shortly deliver you from Sin and Sorrow and the S●…res of an evil World and bruise Satan under your Feet Rom. 16. 20. The God of peace shall do it for you when the time of your Warfare shall be accom●…shed Thus much for the first Branch of the Exhortation The Second is 2. Learn and Labour to improve the Lord Iesus Christin all your Spiritual Conflicts and Engagements For want of this Holy skill Men do but 〈◊〉 the Air and make a vain flourish and contend to no purpose at all with the Enemies that War against their-their-Souls Here all the false Religions in the World and that of the Papists in special fail Exceedingly They are wholly unacquainted with the Mystery of the Gospel the Efficacy of the Performances of Jesus Christ the orderly way of improving the Satisfaction Merit and Intercession or the Humiliation and Exaltation of the Mediatour and what course do they fix upon Truly they think to Vanquish their Corruptions in the strength of their Vo●…s and Fastings and Pe●…nances and self-devised self-●…acerating Austerities which may possibly kill the Natural Man but will never destroy the Corrupt Old Man and to fright away Satan the tame and timerous Devil with their Crossings and Holy-Water and such like Fopperic●… That which lies at the bottome of all their Miscarriages in this business is that they know not how to improve the Lord Jesus in order to the Defeat and Overthrow of their Spiritual Adve●…saries without which Divine skill Men may Scuffle and Skirmish wit●… their Foes raise much Dust and make a great noise and bustle as if they would do great Exploits and yet all end in Shame and Disappointment 〈◊〉 you see that all the Victories and Conquests which Believers obtain are through him that loved them even the Lord Iesus Christ. O therefore 〈◊〉 that Spiritual Art of improving the Lord Jesus in all your Combate●… 〈◊〉 do nothing Much should have been said here about that sulne●… of Provision that is laid up in Jesus Christ for the support Relief and Assistance of Believers in their Conflicts and their Enablement to make a Conque●… of their Enemies and about the Actings of Faith upon the Lord Jesus and f●…tehing in all suitable and seasonable supplies of Strength and Grace from his store Time and Strength would fail me if I should enter upon so large and spacious a Subject and I had rather say nothing then speak generally superficiarily and slightily to a matter of such importance therefore I shall thus pass it with a brief mention of it The thi●…d Branch is 3. Acknowledge the Love of God in Christ and bless the God and Father 〈◊〉 our Lord ●…esus Christ for all your partial and present Victories and Conques●… 〈◊〉 any of your Engagements with the Enemies of your Souls Doth the Lord help you ●…o asquit your selves like Men 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or like Christians rather the Souldiers of Jesus Christ in any Conflicts with your own Corruptions or Satans Temptations Oh remember that it is through the Love of God in Christ that you Prevail and Conquer And therefore bless God and be thankful to him for all your Victorious Atchievements and offer him the Sacrifice of Praise and Thank●…giving When 〈◊〉 and his People went forth against that great Multitude of Moabites Ammonites and the Inhabitants of M●…unt Seir with full assurance from the Lord of Victory Singers to the Lord were appointed that should praise the Beauty of Holi●… 〈◊〉 they went out before the Army and say Praise the Lord for his m●…cy e●…dureth for ever 2 Chron. 20 21. They met the Enemy with Thanksgiving in their Mouths for promised and assured Victory And when their Enemies were overthrown in a wonderful manner they Assembled in the Volley of Berach●…h so called because they blessed the Lord there and they returned to Ierusalem with Psalteries and Ha●…ps and Trumpets unto the House of the Lord ver 26 28. In like manner Believers have Assurance from the Lord of the utter Defeat and Overthrow and of the absolute Conquest of their Fo●…s through the love of God in Christ and may well go forth against their Enemies in the strength of the Lord with the High praises of God in their Mouth and a two edged Sword in their hand even the S●…ord of the Spirit the Word of God that is sharper then a two edged Sword and will not fall if it be rightly managed to do notable Execution And when they obtained any signal Victory in this or that particular Engagement with their Spiritual Enemies what should they do but give the name of Berac●… 〈◊〉 their 〈◊〉 and Places of Retirement and bless the Lord and his Holy Name in which they are to set up their Banners Psal. 20 5. and through which they have done valiantly and trodden down all their Enemi●…s Psal. ●…8 〈◊〉 with their Souls and all that is within them Though you cannot 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Life hope for the total Defeat and overthrow of the Enemies of your Souls yet be sure to erect a Trophy and rear up a Monumental Pillar of thankful Acknowledgement and Remembrance to the Power and Grace and Love of God in Christ upon every partial and particular Victory you obtai●… in the Field against them 4. Lastly Wait a●…d Pray and Look and Long for that Glorious Day when your Warfare shall be ended and you shall go out of the Field Victorious and Pri●…mphant y●… absolute Conquerours I perswade not to any Impatience during the neat of your present Engagements Take heed of tiring and fainting in your Conflicts and in the laborious course of your Warfare Though your General p●…t you upon hard Duty and Service H●… 〈◊〉 ●…eth for Mastery is not Crowned exc●…pt he s●…ve lawfully 2 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 gitime cer●…are saith Iudicious Calvin est pro●… qui certamen quant●… 〈◊〉 quoad Lex praescribit ●…quis sibi modum ante tempus definiat To 〈◊〉 ●…awfully is to hola on the Contest or continue and persevere