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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

more say Never never had the plain-dealing Holy Ghost enjoyned them who obey the Gospel so to run that they may obtain if having run their best obtain they may not Consolation 7 Another advantage ariseth from the Opposition made against us and this opposition is our double advantage For First the that is begotten of God foreknowing what an adversary he hath will the more stoutly resist him 1 Ioh. 5.18 he that is begotten of God keepeth himself so pure that that wicked one toucheth him not prae-monitus praemunitus Next Esa 30.10 Say ye to the righteous it shall goe well with him viz. God will with the temptation find a way for thine escape He Psal 91.3 will deliver thee from the snare of the fowler He Prov. 25.15 will pluck thy feet out of the nett 2 Cor. 1.10 hath delivered yea and will deliver Jesus Christ was heard in what he praied for then when Ioh. 17.15 he petitioned keep them from evill Rom. 8.31 If God be for us who can be against us Psal 22.11 If there be none to help then will God be for us Malicious the wicked one is but touch thee he shall not unless then when thou tramplest him under thy feet This is a Seventh Refuge We are strong although not in our selves in the Lord Our power is His might Consolation 8 The Excellency of the prize that is worthily our next Comfort First It would never anger one to hazard his life for a Diadem of beauty mean while should we never obtain we are but where we were Sons of death we were and should we fail of our Crown we should still be but sons of death Quae si non potuit magnis tamen excidit ausis Next Let us strive to obtain and suppose we could fail yet since what we could we did we shall not be beaten with so many stripes as negligent runners shall I say suppose we could not avoid but die we must yet we shall not die so great a death Thirdly Were it so that our labour could be in vain in the Lord yet let none of us betray our trust serviamus lieet non liberati Let us continue honest let us continue loyal although we abide neglected But Fourthly have a respect as well unto the assuredness as unto the recompence of the reward our crown is layed up and it is layed up for us great is our reward in Heaven rich is the prize of our high calling The lips of an Angel would want words heavenly enough and the tongue of an arch-angel would stammer were it now attempting to set forth that everlasting joy that eternal weight of glory which when we have run when we have so run as we ought we shall all of us most assuredly possess View the prize and desist from running who so can This transcendent excellency of the prize may very well pass for an eighth comfort Consolation 9 But our last and greatest Consolation is The glory of our God First Since the glory of our God is concerned as well in our running as in our obtaining let none of Gods Elect doubt but that as certainly as they run so assuredly they shall obtain Know it is out of love out of free love that Almighty God appointeth us both to obtain and to run Nor need I tell you that this God of love changeth not Ye all acknowledge that for whom the gracious and merciful Lord hath a Fatherly love them as a Father he loveth unto the end Accompt upon it that the same God which for the glory of his free mercy enjoyneth us to run will for the glory of his free goodness enable us to obtain Fear not little flock it is your Fathers good pleasure to give you a kingdom For this very cause he doth single you out to run this race that he may hereafter glorifie himself in exalting you unto an exceeding and eternal weight of glory How infinitely infinite is the unsearchable glory of that great God who unto every one that obtaineth can bestow so rich a prize and can make whomsoever he pleaseth so to run that he shall be sure to obtain Next As God therefore causeth us to obtain the prize that he may take delight by glorifying himself in advancing us so his glory will he not give to another From what time the old Serpent fooled and foiled Adam that Serpent hath not ceased to blaspheme and revile our God as if make us he could but preserve us he could not But let the malice and the subtilty and the power of Satan speak and do their worst whomsoever the Lord reserveth to himself preserve them he can exalt them he will when Satan hath layed all the snares which his revengeful malice can invent the elect of God shall run and running shall obtain True should not the chosen of the Lord obtain the prize for which they run the Devil would then vaunt it indeed but assure your selves God standeth more upon his honor then so Esa 43.21 This people have I formed for my self they shall shew forth my praise Of every one which runneth his best God saith For mine own sake even for mine own sake I will do it I have brought him and he shall make his way prosperous Esa 48.11 Look back upon the glory of God in that Text It is not I the omnipotent God will but he he whom I have brought shall make his way prosperous A Giant can make a childe overcome a strong man The Conclusion Hear me ye that despair of this heavenly prize In our obtaining our God is interested as deeply as are we He is not onely of our side but of our party Are ye resolved to win the prize if ye can Know it is Gods determination that ye shall win it if you will That Jesus Christ made the lame to walk Mat. 15.31 Mark 7.37 Jer. 33.9 it was the glory of God the Father it is likewise the glory of God the Father that Jesus Christ enableth lame believers so to run that they may obtain Revel 4.11 Saints and Angels cry Thou art worthy O Lord to receive glory honour and power for thou hast created all things and for thy pleasure they are and were created they were created at first and are still created that is preserved Friends if the hous-keeper will not give way that any idle busie-bodies shall by any meanes disappoint him of his full retinue and of his full number of servants and attendants then of all those whom the great God hath chosen to fill up the number of his hoavenly Quire he will loose none 1 Pet. 1.5 None maugre all that sin or Satan shall or can doe Only take ye heed that ye exclude not your selves from being Kingly Priests unto our God Revel 1.6 The Devil he seeketh our pendition but as for Jesus Christ the same minde is ever in him towards us Phil. 4.1 Joh. 17.10 23. which was once in St. Paul toward the Philipians we are his dearly beloved his longed for his joy and his crown He died for us he layeth up for us an eternal weight of glory Oh let him see of the travail of his soul It is our Masters joy Matt. 25 21 as well as ours if we so run that we doe obtain Joh. 14.21 To him it is to him it will be a praise a delight Ephes 1.6 12. 1 Pet. 1.7 a rejoycing is we day by day so run through every present duty as in sinceritie we ought Let them cease form running Heb. 11.26 who forsake their own mercy but let us who have an eye to the recompence of reward 1 Pet. 1.2 let us through sanctification of the spirit to obedience so run on unto perfection 2 Thes 2.13 14. that we may obtain everlasting joy to our selves and what is more defireable everlasting glory to our Lord God To him even to God the Holy Spirit which worketh in us to will and to doe Phil. 2.13 unto God the Son who hath given us of his Spirit 1 Joh. 3.24 unto God the Father who hath given us his Son Esa 6.9 and with his Son all things pertaining to life and godliness 2 Pet. 1.3 be the perfection of the Race set before us the dayly comfort of dayly well running Rom. 8.32 and the prize which we shall everlastingly obtain with due humility and with unfained thankfulness for ever and ever ascribed Amen and Amen FINIS

we v 4 have not Barnabas and I as lawful power to eate and drink things sacrificed to idols as have any of you Hath not he Have not I v 5 as much right to lead about a Wife for mine own enjoyment as have James and John yea as Peter himself hath We labour with our hands for our livelyhoods v 6 but have not we a power to forbear working Verily as it is v 7 unjust that one should war for another at his own charge as it is v 9 unreasonable to muzzle the Oxe which treadeth out the Corne so v 14 the Lord hath ordained that they and therefore I which preach the Gospel should live of the Gospel yet v 15 I have used none of these liberties In short my business is not to please my self in whatsoever I may but to edifie others wherein soever I can and this I doe v 23 that I may with you partake not of destructive libertie but of a Gospel-reward A tacite Objection Quest How falleth in this v 24th Answ While our Authour hitherto gave him-self for an example carnal hearts would quickly object What is St. Pauls example unto us His self-denyal is no tye upon other persons he because a grand Apostle preferreth severity of life before either freedome or profit but they who abide private Christians they who minde not high things they who affect no such popularity may even leave St. Paul to His strictness while they for their parts stand fast in that liberty wherewith Christ hath made them free Removed Thus thus men of corrupt mindes would be apt to argue but this tacite objection our v. 24th preventeth this sort of gain-sayers our Apostle undeceiveth saith he Never mistake your selves this strictness of mine is no more then what is necessary Know ye not that many profess the Gospel but few obey it as they ought So run thorow every Gospel-duty that ye may at last obtain the hope which is set before you Ye see now we can none of us be followers of St. Paul as he here giveth himself for an example unless we more earnestly strive to perform our duties then they strive who run to win a race That my first proof Proof 2 viz. From the present verse But wherefore should we dwell upon the Context since the Text it self so plainly confirmeth this truth Know ye not that they which run in a race run all but one onely receiveth the prize Beloved that race was a vain sport that prize a corruptible crown but the race set before us is spiritual and the crown after which we press is eternal Now if none could receive that corruptible crown but he and he onely which out-ran all others neither can we receive the high prize of our calling in Christ Jesus unless we strive more earnestly to obtain it then they did strive who ran that race Application By this time these sayings have sunk deep into your ears For who can call this Precept unto his remembrance and not understand for time to come or Who can wisely understand these saving Truths and neglect to work out that salvation which is in Christ Jesus Nevertheless that each of you may not onely be but continue wise unto salvation that all of you may not onely run but so run that ye may obtain unto me it will not be grievous to press forward unto Application Reproof 1 Christians Ought we to perform all Gospel-duties with so great a watchfulness Must we so run as if we were running a race yea and so run this race too as they who are running for a prize Doth the Holy Ghost command us to run and to run so Then is this commandment a Reproof unto those inconsiderate careless stupid Creatures who heed not whether there be any such race set before us or no Alas although truth be the adequate object of the understanding yea although the more considerable any truth is the more in reason it should work upon the understanding yet by some idle-minded persons the weightiest points are lightest set by Death Judgement Hell Eternity how unquestionable these Yet the Lord forgive us seldom do we meditate upon these things Know we not that we have every one of us as well a soul to be saved as a body yet to their shame 〈◊〉 speak it some among us more frequently cleanse from filthiness the nails of our fingers or the hair of our head I had almost said the hair of our Pery-wigs then these precious these immortal souls of oures If with fear and trembling we must strive to run and so to run that we may obtain blame worthy are all such and such are most among us that neither care to obtain nor strive to run That is the first Reproof 2 Secondly seeing we should all of us run and run to obtain This reproveth presumptions Reprobates who instead of running from the torments of hell unto the pleasures of heaven that is instead of running from a state of nature to a state of grace from a heart of unbeleif to a lively faith from a dung-hill of dead works unto fruits of righteousness doe run from bad to worse Such harden themselves in their own naturall corruptions Such give themselves over unto a perpetual backsliding whatsoever looketh toward godliness and true holiness that they despise wicked miscreants but desperately wicked Is it not enough that you neglect to run unless instead of running forward ye lye down in your shame Can you not be content that ye desert the race unless you trample under foot the prize which is set before you Our gracious and mercifull God desireth that even you would obtain an inheritance with the Saints in light and doe you take a vain glory in selling your selves unto the Prince of darkness O ye fooles when will ye understand Reproof 3 Thirdly Since there is no obtaining salvation in Christ Jesus unless we so run as we ought inexcusable are multitudes who although they doe not deliberately harden themselvess in running contrary to God yet if they doe but run at all heed not whether they so run that they may obtain You luke-warm Professors will you accompt that a good fight which is only a beating the aire will you esteem that a well running which is only a running in vain He is more then stupid who slumbereth in the midst of his race As good never a whit as never the better Know ye not that they which run in a race run all but one only receiveth the prize No affections no feet if ye cut off the feet of your affections be ye sure ye shall reap damage It is said of Idolls leggs have they and walk not will you be such Run not like them whose feet are out of joynt but so run that ye may obtain And if obtain you would receive these instructions Instruction 1 First Let every man discharge the duty of his own calling Cor. 7.24 Our conversation can never be as becometh the Gospel except every man

false way to lay aside every sin and to deny all ungodliness yea and blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ that we are allowed to exercise our selves unto godliness and to imitate and resemble the Image of Gods glorious Holiness Godliness is great gain if we accompt all A new life is a new creation and a new creation is a recreation The wit of Man can not contrive a sort of life more desirable then is this which the Wisdom of the onely Wise God hath chalked out unto us For although the flesh be indeed infirm yet it rejoyceth in hope and as for the Spirit that is willing and obedient Verily new obedience is not onely profitable but pleasant if it be a yoke it is an easie one and the blessing of the Lord resteth upon it To seek holiness is to exchange curses for blessedness death for life shame for glory guilt for peace darkness for light and vexation for joy However Why ah why should Gods Commandements be grievous unto him who hath a love for his God As for the wicked if righteousness be an abomination unto him it is because he knoweth no better Of it self Esa 64.5 it is all one to work righteousness and to rejoyce A godly conversation is Phil. 3.20 a heavenly conversation No such liberty as is the Gospel liberty and if the Son and Heir of all things maketh us free then are we free indeed John 3.36 This is our third comfort Consolation 4 Our fourth comfort groweth in the place wherein this race is set before us even in this present evil world For be it that this world is a seducing world be it that it is a world of wickedness yet within this world the Church of Jesus Christ is the pillar and ground of truth Be it that this world is a wilderness in this wilderness Hos 2.14 God will allure us Christ as he is the way so he setteth up way-marks he Psal 5.8 will make his way straight before us Rather then we should conform unto the evil of the world wherein we live this Apostle of us Gentiles calleth upon us cap. 11.1 Be ye followers of me yea Christ himself hath given us an example Wherefore not a man among us but may say with David Psal 31.8 Thou hast set my feot in a large place even Esa 18.7 in the place of the name of the Lordof hosts Beloved wheresoever the glory of Christ his Gospel shineth there upon all that glory is a defence Secondly Go out of the Church into the world Iesus Christ he hath overcome the world for us Thirdly The more dis-advantageous the ground the greater praise unto him that runneth well To be holy in heaven is no thanks to us to be righteous in Sodom to be Saints in Nero's Court this is praise-worthy It was 2 Sam. 15.21 the commendation of Ittai that he would accompany his Prince in a strait he was resolved to follow David as well in death as in life To be then on Gods side when all the world sideth against God this is Loyaltie Fourthly The more wickedness aboundeth in the world the more easily may Gods children learn to detest it to abstain from sweet wines is no easie matter but even he who is given to his appetite may soon be disswaded to desist from quaffing off full draughts of Vinegar doth Naturally beget in us a detestation Again If the whole world lieth in wickedness it is now worthy our while to watch against this enemie this will be not a light skirmish but a pitched Battail we have now some hopes of growing victorious Faith will find some pleasure if it may encounter with a world so dangerous as is this wherein we live To conclude this The more wicked the world is the more honour have all those Saints which keep themselves unspotted of it Phil. 2.15 We then behave our selves like the sons of God when in the midst of a crooked and perverss generation we abide blameless and harmless Therefore so farr is the world from making against us that it maketh for us This is then our fourth comfort Consolation 5 Your Fift Consolation is That the time wherein we run is but short Although the spirit be willing I wiss flesh and blood is weak and although the commandement is good corrupt nature fancieth it greivous allow this never the less can we not watch with Jesus one hour Chear up beleivers this world shall not last alwaies Esa 57 The righteous are taken away from that which is evil If compared to the everlastingness of the prize all that we doe or can suffer is but for a moment Yet a little while and we shall rest from our labours yet a little while and the race will be ended Know ye not that we are 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Know ye not that what race we run is but stadium is at most but a furlong in lenght Sirs if the race here set before us be in length but one furlong how easily may we hold out This is therefore a Fift Comfort Consolation 6 Our next Consolation springeth from a sense of our natural insufficiency And here a threefold Cord strengtheneth us For First God accepteth the will for the deed Rom. 8.34 Who is he that condemneth It is Christ who died and died for us As Christ the head Esa 50.8 so every member of Christ may safely say He is nere that justifieth me Secondly Psal 94.18 When I said my foot slippeth thy mercies O Lord held me up Prov. 2.8 The Lord preserveth the way of his Saints He Psal 21.3 preventeth thee with his goodness He Psal 58.13 sets thee in the way of his steps Prov. 3.23 Thy foot shall not stumble or if it doth He Psal 19.11 shall bear thee up He Prov. 3.23 will hold up thy steps in thy wayes nay Micah 7.8 When I fall I shall arise Thirdly Not I but grace So long as the child can not goe at all the nursing-father carrieth him in his bosome Of our selves we can doe nothing to any purpose therefore doth Christ strengthen us to do all things that he expecteth from us That God might teach Israel to goe He Hos 11.3 took him by the armes Jesus Christ he knoweth that we are altogether unable to fulfill his good pleasure wherefore he giveth us a helping hand he performeth our work for us Christ he knoweth that we are altogether desicient that we are altogether unprofitable therefore he putteth to his own strength and reputeth his strength ours Jesus Christ hath stored up grace yea and the spirit of grace too against the times of our need Now that we are to run this race he furnishes us with ointment The wind which bloweth where it listeth listeth to set in our backs and to blow us forward Holy Angels they are made our ministring spirits and the spirit of the Lord he leadeth he draweth us on When the spirit of the Lord came upon Elijah Elijah ran farr What shall we