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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A22452	The Christians race teaching vs all so worthily, and so wisely both to beginne, continue, and to end, this our most short and momentanie [sic] course in this mortall life: that in the day of our death wee may for euer enjoy that inestimable crowne of eternall blisse in the life to come. Being a sermon preached in the Parish Church of North Parrott in Somerset, by Iohn Atkins Master of Arts, and preacher of the sacred Word of God, and pastor there.	Atkins, John, Rector of North Parrott.	1624 (1624)	STC 887; ESTC S115377	29,584	48

Secondly because that the number of our trials is to vs vncertayne our calamities as waues falling one vpon another and thirdly and lastly because that their continuance is also vncertayne as is the continuance of our life This whole life as I haue taught you being but a Race so that so long as wee are Runners in this Race so long wee must looke for many stormes and temptations Now then for vs to faint before we haue ended our Race is worse then neuer to haue endured any whit at all In that not only the glorie of all our former patience is vtterly lost but also turned into shame First Ignominie and our God prouoked vtterly to forsake vs and to haue no pleasure in vs as in Heb. 10.38 and therefore euermore amidst all our crosses wee must still remember this short close Si vis vincere disce pati Learne to be patient if thou looke to conquer And thus ab vtili patientiae from the gaine of this most excellent grace of patience I proue also the truth of this my former Doctrine That true patience indeed amidst all our crosses is a most needfull and gainfull grace for the fitting fencing and furnishing of our soule to runne this Religious Race The Vse is of admonition to warne vs all to labour for this Celestiall Herbe of grace of patience that so we may haue it still sprouting and springing in the spirituall Gardens of our hearts and liues Knowing well that God hath giuen such a wonderfull power to this Medicinable Herbe of perfect patience that it shall bee an acceptable Medicament to a generall salue for all persons and for all Diseases And therefore in Reuel 13.10 wee doe reade that when Gods Angell had recorded all the troubles which should come into the World in the latter dayes at last hee closeth and concludeth thus Heere is the Patience and Faith of the Saints As if patience should beare and ouercome them all And for this very cause throughout the whole bodie of the Bible so many seuerall Sentences of Scripture are written and placed as so many Preachers to exhort vs vnto patience as in Luke 19.21 By your patience possesse your soule and in Prou. 14.29 A mans wisdome is knowne by his patience And in Heb. 10.36 Wee haue need of patience that after that we haue done the will of God we might receiue the promise And in Rom. 5.4 Patience breedes experience experience hope and hope maketh not ashamed And againe in Iam. 4.7 8. Bee patient Brethren to the comming of the Lord c. And besides all these powerfull Exhortations vnto patience the Prophets Euangelists and Apostles haue set forth a number of Examples before our eyes like Beacons vpon the tops of Hils of such great Cures as haue beene healed by patience So that what our Apostle saith of Faith in Heb. 11. from the fourth Verse to the fortieth the very same may I say of this grace of patience By patience holy Iob did beare all the trials that the Deuill could possibly heape vpon him Iob 1. By patience Iacob put a number of wrongs at the hands of Laban his Father-in-law and neuer once complained in one and twenty yeeres Gen. 31.7 By patience good Ioseph forgaue all his Brethren when hee might haue put them all to death and gaue them food for reuenge Gen. 45.15 17. By patience Dauid ouercame all his crosses though hee had King Saul that mighty one against him the Philistims against him the Ammonites against him the Edomites against him the Moabites against him and lastly Absalom his owne bowels against him For whom hee cryed saying would God I had dyed for thee 2. Sam. 18.33 Yet Dauid still comforted himselfe in the Lord his God 1. Sam. 30.6 euen as if this most precious Pearle of patience were the only spiritual stone vpon which he leaned and rested his head Lastly by patience our Lord Master Christ suffered Banishment Reproaches Taunts and Scourges vntill last of all hee went to his death like a Lambe to the slaughter Obiect But here now me thinkes I heare some say vnto me how may wee get and obtayne this spirituall Armour of proofe this Pearle of Patience which is so needfull and gainfull a graine Answ First by labouring to bee furnished with Faith towards God For that whosoeuer doth know perfectly and is sure in his heart by Faith that God who is the Lord of all haps and mishaps of prosperitie and aduersitie of health and sicknesse Life and death is pacified and fully reconciled with him by Iesus Christ so that hee cannot possibly bee depriued of eternall saluation to such a true beleeuing Christian man there can be no crosse so sharpe bitter and grieuous vnto him as can possibly bring him out of patience But by faith hee shall still obtayne and keepe this precious Pearle and Iewel of patience as in Iames 1.3 The tryall of your Faith worketh patience the which faith though in this life it bee little and weake in the best and dearest of Gods children heere and in time of tryall and affliction beginne to draw backe and proue like to a brand that hath but little fire in it yet ought wee not to despayre but to remember that the Lord Iesus will not quench but increase it so as wee doe but pray with the blessed Apostles O Lord increase our Faith Luke 17.5 And with the Father of him that was possessed Lord wee beleeue helpe our vnbeliefe Marke 9.24 Secondly sound hope which is the Daughter of a true faith maketh men to bee patient when as they hope trust for honor reward after all their suffrings as in Ro. 8.25 If we hope for that we see not then do we with patience wait for it Thirdly faithfull and feruent Prayer maketh men to be patient for that in Mat. 7.7 hee hath promised doe but aske and haue c. And if experience prooues this much vnto vs that when once we haue but opened our needs and griefs to our friends we do afterward feele a certain ease in our selues so that our former paine and griefe is somewhat remedied and taken away O then much more comfort and ease shall we find from God to the quieting and setling of our mindes by the opening of our griefes and complaints vnto God in humble Prayer Fourthly diligent reading searching and seeking into Gods most holy blessed Word helpeth much vnto patience wherein he doth set before our eyes his most sweete and louing promises as in Iohn 16.33 These things haue I spoken vnto you that in me you might haue peace in the World you must suffer tribulation But bee of good comfort I haue c. In Psal 50.15 Call vpon mee in the time of trouble I will heare thee and thou shalt prayse mee with such like gracious promises which we ought daily to seek search in his Sacred word neuer ceasing to laude prayse his holy Name in that in these our dayes and times he hath