Christs Combat and Conquest, Table
In CHRISTS Temptation consider,
1. The preparation: parts, 3.
1 Christs entring the lists: Here,
1 Time: Then.
1 When he had been baptized.
2 When he vndertooke his high office.
3 When the Spirit had descended vponupon him
4 When he had receiued testimonie from heauen that he was,
The Sonne of God.
The Teacher of the Church.
2 Person: Iesus.
3 Guide of his way: was lead of the Spirit. Here,
1 The Guide: the Spirit.
2 The manner: was lead.
4 Place: into the wildernesse.
5 Ende: to be tempted of the Deuill. Here,
1 Author, the deuill.
2 End it selfe: to be tempted.
2 His expectance of the enemie: Here three things:
1 How he was furnished: He was filled with the holy Ghost, Luk. 4.1.
2 His companie: He was with the wilde beasts, Mark. 1.13.
3 His employment:
1 He was tempted within that time, Luk. 4.2. with lighter onsets.
2 He fasted: in his fast,
1 Time: forty daies and forty nights.
2 Effect: he was afterward hungry.
3 Entrance of the aduersaaie: where,
1 The time, then, when Christ had fasted, and was hungry.
2 The name of the aduersarie, the Tempter.
3 The manner of his entrance, he came: in an assumed shape, externally.
2 The combate it self, in 3 fierce onsets.
First consists of an
1 Assault: in it
1 The ground: If thou be the Sonne of God.
2 The inference: Command these stones to be made bread. Here,
1 Facilitie, Commaund.
2 Readinesse of obiect, these stones.
3 Vtilitie, to be made bread.
2 Repulse: in it
1 The manner: it was, 1. reasonable, 2. meeke, 3. modest.
2 The affection, negatiue; But: coniunction discretiue.
3 The matter, a testimonie of Scripture, It is written.
4 Parts of the testimonie;
1 Negatiue, Man liueth not by bread onelyonly.
2 Affirmatiue, but by eueryevery word which proceedeth, &c.
Second consists of
1 Preparation: here
1 The time: then.
2 The place, set downe,
1 in generall, the holy Citie: Luke expresseth it to be Ierusalem.
2 in speciall, a pinacle of the Temple.
3 The manner how Christ was conueied thither, in 2. things,
1 Hee tooke him vp.
2 Hee set him on the pinacle.
2 Temptation: in it,
1 Assault: in it,
1 The ground, If thou be the Sonne of God.
2 The matter, Cast thy selfe downe. Here,
1 the action, Cast downe.
2 the agent, thy selfe.
3 the place whence, from hence, saith Luke, where mean
3 The argument to perswade him, a testimonie of Scripture, in which
1 Generall consideration, It is written.
2 Speciall matter:
1 As abused by Satan.
2 In his right vse. Here,
1 Angels ministerie, keep thee.
2 Who seales their commission, He …
3 The limitation, in all thy wayes.
4 The manner, they shall beare thee in …
2 Repulse: in it,
1 Resistance: Iesus said vntounto him.
2 Reason;
1 Scripture alledged: for it is written to the contrarie.
2 In the allegation,
1 who must not tempt, thou.
2 who must not be tempted,
The Lord.
Thy God.
3 action of tempting.
Third: in it
1 Assault: in it,
1 Preparation; in it
1 Choise of a fit place: Here
1 What place it was; the toppe of an exceeding high mountaine.
2 How Christ came thither; the deuill tooke him unto, &c.
3 Why he chose that place.
2 A vision represented: Here
1 What it was, All the kingdomes of the world, and the glory of them.
2 How he represented them, Hee shewed him.
3 How long the fight lasted, in a moment, saith Luke.
2 Dart it selfe: in it
1 A profer: All these will I giuegive thee.
2 A reason: for they are mine, and to whom I will, I giuegive them: in Luke.
3 The condition: in it
1 the matter, worship me.
2 the manner, fall downe: if it be but externally.
2 Repulse: in it,
1 The deniall; But Iesus answered.
2 The manner; Auoid Satan: sharpe in the
Title Satan.
Commaundement, Auoide.
3 The reason: from a testimonie of Scripture; in it,
1 Allegation: It is written.
2 Precept: in it
1 Person to whom, thou,
eueryevery man.
the whole man, in
soule.
bodie.
2 Matter: shalt worship and serue, .i. diuine worshippe.
3 Obiect: the Lord thy God, and him onelyonly.
3 The issue,
1 Christs victorie:
1 The time; when the deuill left him; Then.
1 When Christ had stoutly resisted.
2 When all the temptations were ended: in Luke.
3 When Christ had said, Auoid Satan.
2 The manner: he departed from him.
3 How long: for a season, saith Luke.
2 His triumph
1 A note of attention set as a starre before it: And behold.
2 What we must behold,
1 The comming of the Angels vntounto Christ: here
1 When they come.
2 To whom they come.
3 Manner of their comming.
2 Their ministerie vntounto him; where
1 How they ministred vntounto him, by
Adoring him as Conquerour
Comforting his
Soule …
Bodie …
2 Why they did so,
Not for necessitie on Christs part;
But their owne duty, as to
Their Lord.
The Head of …
MATTH. 4.
VERS. 1. THen was Iesus led aside of the spirit into the wildernesse, to be tempted of the deuill.
2. And when he had fasted fourtie daies and fourtie nights, he was afterwards hungrie.
3. Then came the Tempter to him, and said, If thou be the Sonne of God, commaund that these stones be made bread.
4. But he answering, said, It is written. Man shall not liue by bread onelyonly, but by eueryevery word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
5. Then the deuill tooke him vp into the holy Citie, and set him on a pinacle of the Temple,
6. And said vntounto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thy selfe downe: for it is written, that he will giuegive his Angels charge ouer thee, and with their hands they shal lift thee vp, least at any time thou shouldst dash thy foot against a stone.
7. Iesus said vntounto him, It is written againe, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
8. Againe the deuill tooke him vp vntounto an exceeding high mountaine, and shewed him all the Kingdomes of the world, and the glorie of them,
9. And said vntounto him, All these will I giuegive thee, if thou wilt fall downe, and worship me.
10. Then said Iesus vntounto him, Auoide Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him onelyonly shalt thou serue.
11. Then the Deuill left him, and behold, the Angels came and ministred vntounto him.