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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	day_n	life_n	time_n	15,510	5	3.8067	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53307	The race set before us, shewing the necessity laid upon gospel-believers, to run with diligence thorow all gospel-duties. A sermon preached in London, May 11. 1665. at Mercers-Chappel, unto that most eminent company, the Company of the Mercers. By Giles Oldisworth, Master of Arts, and rector of Burton on the Hill, in Gloucester-shire.	Oldisworth, Giles, 1619-1678.	1666 (1666)	Wing O254; ESTC R214468	20,280	47

him trust in him make him your stay your strength and your good speed Yet this ye cannot do until ye first stir up your selves to lay hold on him I exhort therefore Exhortation 1 Since we should so run that we may obtain Let your loins be girt Every one of us have at the best bin ill-advised we have started too late we have run too slowly we have fallen too often Yet yet the prize abideth before us as yet the Crown is within veiw Oh while we have yet day-light let us work-out our salvation let us not fail of obtaining let us lay hold of eternal life even of that salvation which is in Christ Jesus Let every one of us redeem the time let us all run and so run as knowing the terrors of the Lord If we press not forward to apprehend that for which also we are apprehend the terrors of the Lord they set themselves in array against us For Terrour 1 First It is a Duty incumbent upon us that we run this race Other races are left unto the spectators liberty spare the prize and spare to run This not so This so run is not a permission but a command We are brought into this world not to be by-standers not to be gazers or lookers on that is the the Angels lot that but to be runners We are enjoyned we are commanded to run Terrour 2 Next Were there no command yet there is a necessity laid upon us Of them that doe run others if they so run that they doe not obtain they have their labour for their pains or if suffer they doe yet is it at most but some small loss some corruptible crown some little shame which will soon over With us not so To turn back is death behind us is hell to stand still is death beneath us is hell If we will not lay it to heart to give glory to Gods name Mal. 2.3 God will even bring a curse upon us Heb. 2.3 It is not how shall we obtain but how shall we escape if we neglect so great salvation It is with us as 1 Sam. 14.13 it was with Ionathan climbing the rock with his hands if we get not up we fall and perish if we reach not the height of Sion we are cast out into the Valley of Hinnom It is with us as with pretenders unto supremacy if not a Throne a Scaffold if not a Crown a block if we obtain not the salvation which is in Christ Iesus we shall everlastingly abide under the condemnation of the Devil Terrour 3 Thirdly Consider the quality of the race here set before us It is another kind of task to run thorow all Gospel-duties then it was to run over the race at Isthmos 2 Pet. 3.11 What manner of persons ought we to be in all holy conversation and godliness So much adoe to cleanse from vain thoughts from evil intaginations from all filthiness of the Spirit To watch against every idle word which we sure to answer for to lay aside every sin to put away the evil of our doings to purge our selves from dead works to put off the old man For a mind naturally alienated from God to acquaint it self spiritually with God to bring every thought into the captivity of Jesus Christ to be renewed in the spirit of our mind to have our speech seasoned with Salt good for edifying setting forth the praises of our God! To bring forth much fruit not to lose our first love to grow in grace to be perfect as our heavenly father is perfect multū fecitque tulitque Horat. sudavit alsit who is sufficient for these things To make what is for continuance a walk for swiftness a race to walk with God to follow God fully nay to run after him till we overtake him hic labor hoc opus est He that would at all times deny himself and at all times exercise himself in godliness must strive more vehemently then they strive who run a race Terrour 4 Fourthly View the trouble some place wherein we run Other races are run upon chosen hills upon champian plains upon carpetground but this is run Gal. 1.4 in this present evil world Whether we regard prosperity or adversity we have little good turfe here Every one of us as well as Magor-missabib Ier. 20.3 may be named Fearround-about If adversity make the world go heavy with us we are then apt to slip and fall like Abraham who Gen. 20.2 stumbled and equivocated like David who 1 Sam. 21.5 stumbled and lyed down-rightly like Iob Iob 3.1 stumbled and fell a cursing If prosperity heap worldly blessings though blessings they be they cumber the new man Hezekiah stuck presently when 2 Chro. 32.25 the world went well with him when Dives fared deliciously every day Luke 16 Dives forgot that there was a hell In stead of making friends by it many stumble at Mammon and Prov. 30.9 deny God Most how uncertain soever riches are set their hearts more upon wealth then upon their God who gave it In short dust would to dust and the more it is watered the more dirt it maketh Now to tread well in ill ground to run among thorns and not tear the feet to run wayes of holiness in a world of wickedness In disadvantagions groung to run at all yea so to run as to obtain this is more difficult then to run a race Terrour 5 Fiftly Cast up how small a pittance of time is here allowed us for the obtaining of this prize To one running for a prize what space of time is allotted Answ Not a minut to spare Span the length of our daies 60 70 80 years are soon passed over yea none can assure to himself so many houres of life no not so many minutes and yet if during life obtain we can well after death there is no further running Look we for and hasten to the prize what we are able if if we run not the faster our grave preventeth us Sirs were Methusalem now alive to work out his salvation were a project which would cost him every hour of his long life As for many of us we have scarcely found time enough to set our houses in order much less our hearts To perfect holiness is a task for Paul the aged David as he was full of grace so was he full of daies but none among us can boast himself of to morrow Up let us be running the day is farr spent Terrour 6 Sixthly Examine well thine insufficiencies and thou mayest be a terrour to thy self In other trials the racers singled out are men naturally agile and active men breathed and exercised men as light of foot as a wild Roe but we like Mephibosheth are lame of both our feet Psal 19.5 It is for a strong man to run a race but we are weak our souls are aguish made up of infirmities Impar congressus Our performances are as nothing if compared with our duties Look on the things behind on that part of