A31961:703
An Exact collection of farewell sermons preached by the late London-ministers viz. Mr. Calamy,…An Exact collection of farewel sermons preached by the late London-ministers viz. Mr. Calamy,…
An Exact collection of farewell sermons preached by the late London-ministers viz. Mr. Calamy, Mr. Watson, Mr. Jacomb, Mr. Case, Mr. Sclater, Mr. Baxter, Mr. Jenkin, Dr. Manton, Mr. Lye, Mr. Collins : to which is added their prayers before and after sermon as also Mr. Calamy's sermon for which he was imprisoned in Newgate : his sermon at Mr. Ashe's funeral and Dr. Horton's and Mr. Nalton's funeral.An Exact collection of farewel sermons preached by the late London-ministers viz. Mr. Calamy, Mr. Watson, Mr. Jacomb, Mr. Case, Mr. Sclater, Mr. Baxter, Mr. Jenkin, Dr. Manton, Mr. Lye, Mr. Collins : to which is added their prayers before and after sermon as also Mr. Calamy's sermon for which he was imprisoned in Newgate : his sermon at Mr. Ashe's funeral and Dr. Horton's and Mr. Nalton's funeral.
London : s.n., 1662
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Thus I have gone over the privative part of our duty, Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin that doth so easily beset us: I should have come to the positive, Let us run with patience the race that is set before us; there is the duty, Let us run the Race that is set before us; and there is the manner of the duty, Let us run with patience. I should have shown you, That a Christian-life is like a Race from Earth to Heaven, in a way of holiness, and exercise of Grace. This Race it continues as long as we continue in the world, from our nativity to our death; after death the strife is ended. Now in this Race we must run, and so run, that we may obtain the Crown, 1 Cor. 9. 24. Running is a motion, and a speedy motion; there is no lying, sitting, or standing, but still there must be running: We must make a further progress in the way to Heaven, Forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before. Phil. 3. 1. 3.
The Runner was not to enquire how much of the way already was past, but to strain himself to overcome what was yet behind: And so should we consider what sins are yet to be mortified; what duties yet untouched, almost untouched; what hard conflicts are yet to be undergone, and still to hold on our way without twining aside, or halting because of difficulties, discouragements, stumbling-blocks. And there are fellows and co-partners with us that run this Race, with whom we may strive, in a holy emulation, who should go forwardest, who should be most forward in the course of pleasing God: Oh Christians! there are many contentions amongst us, but when shall we have this holy contention? Heb. 10. 24. In a Race there is the Agonotheta, the Judge of the sports; so here God observes all; no matter what the standers by say, the Judge of the sports must decide who must have the Crown, 1 Cor. 14. 3, 4. And then, at the end of the Race there is the Crown,