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death_n	die_v	live_v	sin_n	27,888	5	5.5903	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90348	Ho kalos agon tes pisteos. The good fight of faith. Being the substance of a sermon preached to the congregation assembled at the interring of the body of Master William Hill lately one of the magistrates of Guildford in Surrey. / By his sonne in law Francis Peck, Master of Arts, sometimes preacher there, and now minister of God's word in Hertford.	Peck, Francis, d. 1651.	1645 (1645)	Wing P1031; Thomason E286_25; ESTC R200082	15,503	23

〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 THE GOOD FIGHT OF FAITH BEING The Substance of a Sermon Preached to the Congregation assembled at the interring of the body of Master William Hill lately one of the Magistrates of Guildford in Surrey By his Sonne in law Francis Peck Master of Arts sometimes Preacher there and now Minister of God's Word in Hereford London Printed for Samuel Enderby and are to be sold at his Shop at the Starre in Popes-head Alley 1645. To the vertuous Widow and hopefull Off-spring of that eminent Servant of Jesus Christ Mr. William Hill one of the Magistrates of the ancient Burrough of Guildsord in Surrey Precious and Beloved THere be but two irresistable arguments 〈◊〉 any ingenuous nature to resigne ones selfe to the desire of another viz. That of duty and that of affection both which you know hath strongly engaged me both to preach and print this Sermon upon this sad and sodaine occasion the former task required by the deceased himselfe whose very relation being a Father so full of care and affection to us all heares the nature of an injunction not to be disobeyed the latter importuned by the concurrent request of you all surviving so neerly related that except I could put off duty and humanity at once without all dispute you must be also gratified which undertaken I presume to make mine earnest request to you all in some few particulars which I hope the Lord Jesus will both move and enable you readily to condescend to me in viz. 1. That so precious a patterne and president of vertue and piety be really imitated of you all 2. That you be practicall and turne the words you desired of me into the works which God requireth of you 3. That by the savory Vnction of brotherly concord amongst our selves you will endeavour with me to be so consolatory to our deare surviving Parent that albeit we cannot supply her invaluable losse yet we may argue our gratefull acknowledgment of her right commendable behaviour to and paines with him who is now with the Lord. 4. Lastly that you will excuse me and make mine apology for speaking so little in the prayse of him that deserved so much mine affection and experience indeed instigates but counsell to one so aproximate must be observed viz. Let another praise thee and not thine owne Prov. 27. 2. mouth a stranger and not thine own lips So I commend you to the provident care of him who is faithfull and bath promised so much to the widow and fatherlesse and in him according to my severall relations to each of you rest Yours F. P. THE GOOD FIGHT OF Faith 1 TIM 6. 12. Fight the good Fight of Faith Lay hold on Eternall Life IN these fighting times whereunto by the provident hand and just vengeance of God we are fallen In which sad warres many poore ignorant soules and many prophane atheistical blasphemous idolatrons wretches are ingaged utterly unfit to live and as utterly unprepared to dye when such on both sides hath fought this fight and death seizeth on them they lay hold on eternall death and everlasting torments in the burning lake is the portion of their cup. I would now gladly improve the opportunity on this occasion to immind you of the good fight indeed which if you fight not you live and dye but the miserable bond slaves of sinne and satan and so continue as miserable as the other to all eternity But if the Lord Jesus Christ the captaine of our salvation enable you to fight this fight as this deceased servant of the Lord hath done and if in him you be more then conquerours then when death seizeth upon you you will lay hold on eternall life as your Crowne and as sure as the Lord lives the eternall joyes of heaven will be the portion of your cup. But to omit farther circumlocation take notice that this Text containeth Paul's charge to Timothy to fight the good fight of faith and to lay hold on eternall life Object But what 's that to us may some say Timothy was a Minister and the charge is given to him to behave himselfe as a valiant Souldier in his ministeriall calling against all oppositions which he was likely to meet with Answ Sometimes the Apostle speaks to him as a Minister sometimes as a professor and private Christian intimating unto us hereby that this charge belongs both to Ministers and people All Christians both Pasters and people are Souldiers often exposed to great streights and difficulties yet the spirit of God in this chapter directs them to help themselves three wayes by 1 Flight 2 Pursuit 3 Fight First by Flight There are four particulars in the preceding verses which Christians must flye from as from Serpents and devils else they are likely to be overcome 1 Not consenting to wholsome words even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ and to the doctrine which is according unto godlinesse ver 3. 2 Proud doting about questions and strises of words 3 The evill effects and consequences of these which are five 1 Envy 2 Strife 3 Raylings 4 Evill surmizings 5 Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds ver 4 5. And a motive hereunto in verse 7 8. 4 Cursed covetousnesse manifested by an inordinate desire to be rich the love of money being the root of all evill which makes men fall into many foolish and hurtfull lusts which pierceth them through with many sorrowes nay which drowne them in destruction and perdition Oh man of God whether Ministers or private Christian help thy selfe secure thy soule by flying from these verse 9 10. and part of the 11. Secondly by Pursuit of six friends exprest in the 11. ver which if we gain not on our side there is little hope for our souls to escape a cruell overthrow and eternall raine therefore O man of God 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 follow after or eagerly pursue these as hounds do the Hare which are 1 Rightcousnesse 2 Godlinesse 3 Faith 4 Love 5 Patience 6 Meeknesse Thirdly by Fight in the words of the Text in which you have two things 1 An Injunction Timothy must fight the good fight of faith 2 A provocation hereunto Then Timothy may be assured that he shall be crowned with eternall life I shall onely pitch upon the Injunction and bring in the Provocation in the Application In the Injunction you have three things 1 The fight that must be sought viz. The fight of faith 2 The description of this fight It is a good fight 3 The combatants or souldiers that must fight it viz. Ministers and all other christians from whence there arise three points of doctrine to be prosecuted Doctr. 1 That there is a fight in faith 2 This fight is a good fight 3 Timothy and all of his spirit must fight it To begin with the first First there is a fight in faith it is a combating and conflicting grace I doe not say that no other grace is militant but this but what grace soever