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on

the Excellency

of

Chri

fíß.

Conquerour

CO

overcome

an

enemy ,

fo

as

an

enemy

(hall

not

bee

able

to

do

any

more

hurt to

thofe

that

belong to

him

, and another

thing

to

fubdue

them fo far

as

to

make

them

all

to

bee

fervants

to

him

,

that

is

a

greater Conquén.

Man

by

a

nrong

Army

may

bee

a

Conquerour by

killing

his

enemies,

and

io

never

to

hear

of

them

more, but

if

bee

can

fubdue

and

bring them

all

to

bee

ufeful

and

ferviceable to

himfelf

and

his

people , this

Conquefl

is

a

great deal

the

more glorious

;

now fuch

is

the

Conquefl

of Chrifl',

that

bee

bath

not

onely

quelled their

power ,

but

hath brought

all

to

bee

ferviceable to

his

people , the

Law

is

ferviceable

to

them,

and

now

Gods

Juftace is

for

good

to

them

,

and the

very wrath

of God

is

now

for

their

good, and

the

Devil,and

Death,

and

Hell,

and

wicked

men

,

they

are

all

made

ufe-

ful

unto

Jefus

Chrift,

and fo

unto

his

people.

Laflly

,

Chrift

is

wonderful

in

his

Conquer

in

this

,

that

hee

conquered

likewife

as

a

common Perfon,

as

a

head,

and

in

him

bee

hath

made

all

his

Saints

Conquerours ,

yea

the

Scripture

faith that

they

are more

than-Conquerours

through

Jefus

Chrift

,

in

him they

are

looked upon

as

having over-

come

all

thofe

:

Thou that

art

the weaken

in

thy

felf

,

and

art

able

to

do

lean,

art afraid

of

every expreflìon

of

Gods

wrath

,

and

terrour

of

the

Law, of

the threats

of

wicked

men,

of

the

temptations

of

the

Devil, of

the very

thoughts

of

Death

or

Hell

,

yet

I

fay,

if

thou been

a

beleever,thou

haft conquered

all

thefe

already,

they

are

not

onely

con-

quered

to

thy hand, but thou haft conquered

them

a'

l,

that

is,

vertually in

thy

head, thou art made

a

Conquerour

over

Sin,and Death,and

Hell ,

and

as

in

Chrift

thy

head , fo-in

forne meafure

in

thy

felf

,

that

is

,

Chrift

hath

put

fuch

a

principle into thy

heart

as

will

conquer

all

thine

-enemies

that

come

againn thee,

in

due

time,

fo

that

this

is

the glory

of

Chrins Conqueft,

and

hee

is

wonderful

in

it.

Now

more

particularly

there

is

following

the Conquefl

of

Chritl, Chrifis

Refurreetion,

and his

Afcention,

and

his

fitting

at the

right

hand

of

the Father ,

and his coming

to

judgement

:

In

all

thefe weehave

a

wonderful

Redeemer.

I

very