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cause_n	bring_v	great_a	see_v	3,054	5	3.0976	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49584	Of earnestly contending for the faith a sermon preached at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, before the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor and aldermen of the city of London, on Sunday, Sept. the 22th, there being that day an ordination by the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of London / by James Lardner.	Lardner, James, b. 1670.	1700 (1700)	Wing L436; ESTC R13861	12,315	30

alludes to those ancient Games and Exercises in use amongst the Greeks and particularly here to that of running a Race wherein the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Reward of the Conqueror was set at the end over the Goal and the pious suffering Christian may here be consider'd at the approaches of the last solemn hour pressing forward toward the prize of his high Calling come as it were within fight of the Goal fully resolv'd notwithstanding the Conflicts and Fatigues which he undergoes not to slack his pace or be diverted by any thing that may court him in his way He presses forward and endeavours to grasp that Crown of Glory which stands in view though tortured will not accept of Deliverance nor quit his Master's Service to gain inglorious Ease He relies upon the sure word of Promise Job 27.5 and till he die will not remove his Innocence and Integrity from him And should it please God to draw a Cloud of Persecution over his Church again it is our Duty I say to follow the steps of those pious Confessours to maintain our Innocence even to the Death to strive earnestly for the Faith and whilst we keep our Eye upon the promised Reward the unspeakable Glories of the other Life to possess our Souls in Patience to be easie and contented too through much tribulation to enter into the Kingdom of God A truly pious and couragious Christian who is strong in the Lord and in the power of his might will consider that though he be cruelly used yet 't is for the sake of his Master and thinks it but reasonable to lay down his Life for his sake who died for him he will not value the troubles or inconveniences of the Wilderness so long as Canaan the Land flowing with Milk and Honey stands in view at his Journey 's end But then Secondly Let us see how we are to deal with and contend with those other Adversaries which we have been speaking of in Times less perilous and hard and here we may consider our selves either First As private Men of ordinary Capacities and endued with a moderate share of Understanding Or Secondly As Persons peculiarly set apart for the Service of God endued with more than ordinary Abilities and whole business consequently it is to stand up vigorously for the Cause of God and Religion Or Thirdly As Magistrates God's Vicegerents upon Earth to whom is intrusted the Management of the Sword of Justice First Consider we how we are to deal and contend with the Enemies of the Faith of Christ supposing our selves private Men of very ordinary Capacities and endued with but a moderate share of Understanding Now here we are to consider our selves as such whose Conversation generally speaking lies among Men of the same Rank and Size with our selves but yet by reason of the number of those with whom we converse we must have to do with Men of different Principles and different Lives Take we therefore care to be diligent and frequent in reading the Holy Scriptures consulting the Oracles of God and by this means furnishing our selves with all saving Knowledge and enriching our Souls with that Wisdom which is from above and if any thing of difficulty doth occur any thing too knotty for us to resolve our most holy Church hath provided us Spiritual Teachers who are of Abilities to inform and direct us and to whom in these Cases we are obliged to repair By this means we shall arm and secure our selves from that Poison which doth often insensibly steal into us from a mix'd Conversation evermore observing that we put in practise what we read and take care that our Conversation be such as becomes the Gospel of Christ that by a truly pious exemplary Life we endeavour to adorn the Doctrine of God our Saviour in all things Thus shall we influence not only our Children and Servants and those who belong to our Family but probably bring others over by our good Example thus shall we encrease our Numbers and double our Forces against our Adversaries whilst we take care by a constant perseverance in Holiness to perform all those necessary Duties which are made the indispensable Conditions of our Salvation whilst we let others see that we really are what we outwardly pretend to viz. the Servants and Disciples of the Holy and Immaculate Jesus this I say will be a means to encrease our numbers and consequently lessen and weaken the contrary Party by bringing Deserters over to our side Secondly Consider we how we are to deal with our Adversaries and contend for the Faith supposing our selves Persons peculiarly set apart for the Service of God furnish'd with more than ordinary Abilities and whole business it is to stand up for the Cause of God and Religion Whose Business I say it is it is our Calling our Profession the promoting the Honour of God and the Interest of Religion is the one great Work which is to take up all our Care and be the Subject of our constant Endeavours First then let us see in the General how we are to contend with those who practically deny the Faith and live in constant opposition to those Laws which the Son of God hath been pleased to prescribe These Men are to be sharply dealt with and we are to show 'em the Terrors of the Lord and not any way desist from our Duty though it must be confess'd that to reclaim a stubborn and obdurate World is a Work which is attended with a great deal of Difficulty and Hardship To tell a Man of his Faults and discover to him his Miscarriages doth very often prove an unthankful Office to lay open his Follies and at the same time rebuke him sharply for 'em too may very likely make him uneasie 't is like touching a Man to the quick and probing a Wound to the very bottom But what then why should the Skilful Chirurgeon be concern'd or dismay'd at the uneasiness of the Patient when he is sure that what he doth is out of an honest design and that he acts only in order to a Cure And why should the Ministers of the Word be frighted from their Duty because the peevish World are uneasie when they tell 'em the Truth so long as they are satisfied in their Consciences that they act upon a good Principle and endeavour as much as in them lies to promote the Eternal Interest Health and Salvation of Mankind 'T is our Duty to be bold and daring in a good Work and not sneakingly stifle a Reproof when it may be seasonably given out of a fear to displease another and put him out of Temper when at the same time we are assured that 't is our Duty to Rebuke him sharply Secondly As we are thus to reprove and rebuke with all Authority in our Exhortations so are we likewise to do it in our Practice and let others see that we are ashamed of all those abominable Practises which they every