The harmony of the Gospels in the holy history of the humiliation and sufferings…

4. Our Lord Jesus gave Satan leave thus to assault him, in this part of his invisible Kingdom, where his power is greatest, that he might procure for us an absolute and complete Victory over Satan, and all his powers and policies, that no force should be left in his hand against Believers in Christ. He hath conquered his inner Kingdom, the power that he hath over mens minds and imaginations. Hereby he hath Satan in so strait a chain, that all his Temptations are at the dispose and ordering of Jesus Christ. Col. 2.15. Having spoiled Principalities and powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it viz. in his cross and Sufferings. And this is a chief part of this conquest, to conquer Satan's inner Kingdom, in the minds and imaginations of men.

4. Our Lord Jesus gave Satan leave thus to assault him, in this part of his invisible Kingdome, where his power is greatest, that he might procure for us an absolute and compleat Victory over Satan, and all his powers and policyes, that no force should be left in his hand against Believers in Christ. He hath conquered his inner Kingdome, the power that he hath over mens minds and imaginations. Hereby he hath Satan in so streight a chain, that all his Temptations are at the dispose and ordering of Jesus Christ. Col. 2.15. Having spoiled Principalityes and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it viz. in his cross and Sufferings. And this is a chief part of this conquest, to conquer Satans inner Kingdome, in the minds and imaginations of men.

5. Jesus Christ suffered himself to be tempted, and in that case to conquer him, that when Satan assaults Believers in their thoughts, minds and imaginations these may find Satan a conquered and a chained enemy, and that by a man, our Captain, who is God-man: all which he hath done to encourage us to resist & fight and triumph in Jesus Christ.