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The combat between Christ and the Devil displayedThe combat betvveene Christ and the Diuell displayed
The combat between Christ and the Devil displayed: or A commentary upon the temptations of Christ: preached in Cambridge by that reverend and judicious divine M. William PerkinsThe combat betvveene Christ and the Diuell displayed: or A commentarie vpon the temptations of Christ: preached in Cambridge by that reuerend and iudicious diuine M. William Perkins
London: printed by Melchizedek Bradwood for E. Edgar, 1606London: printed by Melchisedech Bradwood for E. Edgar, 1606
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Pet. 2. 9.
III. Circumstance. How Christ went furnished into this place of combat: which though our Evangelist Matthew hath omitted, yet hath S. Luke plainly noted, saying, He was filled with the Holy ghost. Luk. 4. 1. If any shall say, this seems to import that Christ wanted the the fullness of the spirit all the former part of his life, if now only after his baptism he were filled therewith. I answer, This fullness of the spirit is ascribed unto Christ after his baptism, not as though he formerly sustained any want of the spirit, but because at his baptism he received a greater measure of the spirit than he had before: for this we must ⟨p. 6⟩know, that Christ was always filled with the spirit; being an infant he had a full measure of gifts fit for his infancy, and still as his growth in years required moe graces of the spirit, he increased therein, having in his youth & in his riper years full measure of gifts fit for his estate in those times. And at his baptism being inaugurated into his Mediatorship, he received such fullness of the spirit as was behoovefull for so high an office, which because it was far greater than before he needed, therefore is he now said to be filled with the Holy ghost: so that though Christ were always full of grace, yet he increased therein as his estate and calling did require.
III. Circumstance. How Christ went furnished into this place of combate: which though our Euangelist Matthew hath omitted, yet hath S. Luke plainly noted, saying, He was filled with the Holy ghost. Luk. 4. 1. If any shall say, this seemes to import that Christ wanted the the fulnesse of the spirit all the former part of his life, if now only after his baptisme he were filled therewith. I answer, This fulnesse of the spirit is ascribed vnto Christ after his baptisme, not as though he formerly susteined any want of the spirit, but because at his baptisme he receiued a greater measure of the spirit than he had before: for this we must