Tricoenivm Christi in nocte proditionis suæ The threefold svpper of Christ in the night that he vvas betrayed / explained by Edvvard Kellett.

PAR. 12.

BUt leaving other mens opinions, let me say somewhat of mine owne. The manner how Iudas was wrought to be the Traytor, may seeme to be this.

Temptati∣ons are of di∣vers sorts.

• 1. Ascendemes, Luke 24.38. Why doe thoughts ascend, or rise in your hearts; these are inward.
• 2. Obrepentes, Creeping upon us, from the creatures, and they are outward: called Mendaces vanitates, Lying vanities, Ionah, 2.8. which by their false colours; insinuate themselves into our favour.
• 3. Immissae; darted in by Satan himselfe. Satan injecit se, in cor Iudae; as it is in the Syriacke, Satan did as 'twere dart himselfe into the heart of Iudas.

From Iudas his foule, and corrupt heart did arise, and ascend many confused co∣gitations of the sinfull betraying of his Master.

After them came creeping into his gracelesse soule, Desire of gaine, and fault∣finding, with the losse of the rich, and costly oyntment; ambition to be in good esteeme with the chiefe Priests, and the Rulers of the people, by doing them such service, as no man else would doe; and these, and other circum-repent temptations found an open entrance, and pleasing intertainment in him.

In the third place, Satan confirmeth all the precedent evills of sinne by his owne proper suggestions: Every one (Veluti contorta phalarica—as an engine of warre, carrying wild-sire in it, where with timber-works were burned) was violently hurled into each corner of his heart. The devill having put into the heart of Iudas to betray Christ, Ioh. 13.2. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉: Cum diabolus jam immisisset in cor Judae; as both the Vulgar, and Beza hath it, when the devill had now as it were darted himselfe into, or taken violent possession of the heart of Iudas; the words (〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉) may very well signifie, both passed and present suggestions. These were Immissae or Contortae tentationes, with speedy violence, like fiery darts, inflamed his soule unto such a wickednesse, as man durst not owne, but as animated by Satan. And to the furious instruments of warre, may the word Immissae allude: as the A∣postle also more evidently seemeth to doe, Ephes. 6.16. when he saith, That by the shield of faith, we may be able to quench all the fiery darts 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, Maligni illius (saith Beza) of the wicked one: Nequissinii illius, as it is in the vulgar, of that most wicked one. If our last Translation had expressed the name of the devill, no ex∣ception could be taken; if a man looke up to the 11. and 12. verses.

Or else the Metaphor in the words. Satan put it, or cast it, or thrust it, into the heart of Iudas, may be taken from the command of God, that whatsoever touched the border of the Mountaine, were he man or beast, he should surely be stoned, or shot thorow, Exod. 19.12. and 13. verses; which the Apostle, Heb. 12.20. divinely varieth; He shall be thrust thorow with a dart. So was Iudas his heart transpierced by Satan.