446 S:HRI ST T ar: CAP T A IN OF ouR SA LVATION. Book !I. MET A P H 0 R. VI. A Cnprnin leads his Sol– d iers out into the Field to be exer– ciftcl and dilciplined, to be made fit for Service againlt the Day of !little. P AR ALLEL. VI. J efus Chrift leads his Saints to the Sea fide, to the Mountains, to the Defert, to e"ercife and make them fir for Service againft the Day of Battle, by whtch he taught their Hands to war, as it were, and their Fingers to fight ao-ainft the Devil, the Flefh, and the World, Matt. "'v. 1. and xiii. 1. VII. A Captain makes a Speech VII. Chrift made large Speeches to all his Folto his Soldiers tO encourage them lowers (fee his Sermon in the Mount) to encou– in the Way of their Duty, and rage them in the Way of their Duty, and lhew Jhews them the Dangers of Negthem the great Dangers ofNegleCt and Remilfnefs. leEt and Remiiii>efs. Ble.f!ed are they that lmliger and thirjf after Righteoufnefs, &c. Blejfed are the meek, &c. Matt. v. 4, 5, 6. But except )'Our R ighteoufuefs foal! exceed the Righteoufnefs of the Scribes and Pha– rifus, yejhdt in no wife enter into the Kingdom of Heavm , M att. v. 20. Ye that ·have abode with me ilt my '1 emptatioiiS, I appoint you a Kingdom, &c. With a multitude of fuch like Speeches which are cont, ined in the holy Golpel, which he uttered, to en– courage and animate all his Difciples in their fpiritual Warfare. VIII. A Captain hath Power to VIII. jefus Chrift takes in and fhuts out, as he cafhier, can take in or !hut our, as fees Caufe; he cafhiered Judas, Demas, Hymeneus, he feeth caufe. Philetus, and Alexander, and· rakes in Paul, Bar– IX. A Captain is the Head of a Company, Commander over aBand of Men. nabas, and Apollo into his Company, I 'rim. i. 20. IX. The Lord J efus is the Head of all true Chriftians, and Comtnander of the Church mili– tant in chief, all the Bands of the white Regi– ment march under his Banner; He is the Head of his Body the Church; Eph. i. 21, 22. given to be a Leader and Commander to the People, !fa. lv. + X. A Captain when he hath taken his Place, marches in the H ead of his Company, runs the greateft Hazard, deferts not his Men for fear of Danger. X. Chrift when he was baptized by John, took his Place in the Miniftry, as the Leader of his Church, and ran the greareft Hazard, yet deferr– ed not his Followers for fear of Danger; he not only loved them to the End, but did bear them company, and abode with them ro the latt, even till he fuffered for their fakes, the bitter Death of the Crofs, &c. and is fpiritually with them always to the End of .theWorld, John xiii. I. Matt. xxviii. 20. XI. A Captain gives the Word XI. Chrift gives the Word of Commaud to of Command to his Soldiers, which his Saints, which they are to obferve. If any they are carefully to learn and obJVfan will ferve me, let him foltow me, John xii. 26. fen'e. Teach them to obfm:e all Things that I command XII. A Captain by his Place is engaged toWar, both ofFen·five and defenlive, as Occalion fhall require. you, Matt. xxviii. 20. XII. So is Chrift by being the Captain of our Salvation for War, not originally _from his own Difpofirion, for he is for Peace; but by the re– folved Oppofition that is in the Hearts of his Enemies againft him. I came not to fend Peace on the Earth, but to bring a Sword, Matt. x. 34· XIII. A Captain meets with Enemies to try his Skill and Cou– rage. XIII. J efus Chrift met with Enemies, not only Flefh and Blood, Eph. vi. I 2 . yea, potent Fle!h and Blood, Men in Power and high Places, fuch as Herod, Ponti11s Pi!ate, and the Rulers of the J ews, but Principalities and Po1~ers, no lefs than Bee!zebub himfelf, and all his Train, whom he fairly engaged wtth emrnent Suecefs, Matt. tv. 5, 6, 7· XIV. A Captain makes ufe of XIV. Jefus made ufe both of Armor and WeaArmor and Weapons, of which pons; he faw nofmall need for tt,. vtz . I. The there is no fmall need in the Day of Breajf-plate of Rtghteoufnefs, Eph. vt. 14, I 5, ·I 6, Battle. I 7· When Satan, and wicked M c.n, by the~r Temptations would have drawn h1m from hts •' Allegiance,
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