Branch 2 2. To prevail against, and triumph over all the enemies and adversaries of our salvation without us, and all such outward evils as they are able to raise up against us. To which purpose it is that the Apostle having spoken before of persecutions, the sword, famine, and nakedness; eIn all these things, saith he,f we are more than Conquerors, (What is that? even Triumphers.) through him that hath loved us. For,g God maketh us always to htriumph through Christ. iThe very Cross of Christ, saith one, was Christs Chariot of Triumph. And the very same is the Cross even to this day to all Christians; it is their Chariot, their Chair of estate. kHe is a valiant Champion indeed, saith Ignatius, who though he be beaten, and receive many blows, yet will not give over till he have vanquished his adversary.l They overcame him, saith the Holy Ghost,m that warred upon them, and overcame them, by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of the Testimony, and by not thinking much to lay down their lives unto death; by setting light (asn the Apostle of himself) by their lives. The Spirit of God may seem to contradict himself when he saith in the one place,o He made war upon the Saints and overcame them; and in the other again,p They conquered and overcame him. But the one is spokenq according to humane conceit, the otherr according to the truth of the thing. And certain it is, that as Gods sChildren are never better delivered out of their troubles, than when they seem not to be delivered at all, when they are delivered out of them by death: So* they never more prevail against, and triumph over their adversaries, than when those their adversaries outwardly seem most to prevail against, and to triumph over them.
Branch 2 2. To prevaile against, and triumph over all the enemies and adversaries of our salvation without us, and all such outward evils as they are able to raise up against us. To which purpose it is that the Apostle having spoken before of persecutions, the sword, famine, and nakednesse; eIn all these things, saith he,f wee are more than Conquerors, (What is that? even Triumphers.) through him that hath loved us. For,g God maketh us alwayes to htriumph through Christ. iThe very Crosse of Christ, saith one, was Christs Charet of Triumph. And the very same is the Crosse even to this day to all Christians; it is their Charet, their Chaire of estate. kHee is a valiant Champion indeed, saith Ignatius, who though he be beaten, and receive many blowes, yet will not give over till he have vanquisht his adversarie.l They overcame him, saith the Holy Ghost,m that warred upon them, and overcame them, by the bloud of the Lambe, and by the word of the Testimonie, and by not thinking much to lay downe their lives unto death; by setting light (asn the Apostle of himselfe) by their lives. The Spirit of God may seeme to contradict himselfe when he saith in the one place,o He made war upon the Saints and overcame them; and in the other againe,p They conquered and overcame him. But the one is spokenq according to humane conceit, the otherr according to the truth of the thing. And certaine it is, that as Gods
- eRom. 8.35, 36, 37.
- f[Greek or Hebrew], Sicut Sophocl. Elect. [Greek or Hebrew].〈non-Latin alphabet〉, Sicut Sophocl. Elect. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉.
- g2 Cor. 2.14.
- h[Greek or Hebrew], i. [Greek or Hebrew], Theophyl. triumphat, i. triumphare facit, Primas.〈non-Latin alphabet〉, i. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, Theophyl. triumphat, i. triumphare facit, Primas.
- iCrux Christo currus fuit triumphalis. Thom. Cartw. Harmon. Evan. in Luc. 13.32. & Joan. 12 32. Sic & col. 2.15. [Greek or Hebrew], Ignat. ep. 5. Cum ultima hoste morte praeliatus, per trophaeum crucis triumphavit, Tertull. ad. Marc. l. 4.Crux Christo currus fuit triumphalis. Thom. Cartw. Harmon. Evan. in Luc. 13.32. & Ioan. 12 32. Sic & col. 2.15. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, Ignat. ep. 5. Cum ultima hoste morte praeliatus, per trophaeum crucis triumphavit, Tertull. ad. Marc. l. 4.
- k[Greek or Hebrew], Ignat. ep. 4. Duris ut ilex tonsa bipennibus, Per damna, per caedes, ab ipso Sumit opes animū que ferro. Non hydra secto corpore firmior vinci dolentem crevit in Herculem. Merses profundo: pulchrior evenit. Luctere: magna proruet integrum Cum laude victorem, Horat. Carm. 44.〈non-Latin alphabet〉, Ignat. ep. 4. Duris ut ilex tonsa bipennibus, Per damna, per caedes, ab ipso Sumit opes animū que ferro. Non hydra secto corpore firmior vinci dolentem crevit in Herculem. Merses profundo: pulchrior evenit. Luctere: magna proruet integrum Cum laude victorem, Horat. Carm. 44.
