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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

militant and conuersant vpon Earth But first he did Runne and then after that Obtayne first hee did Fight and then he did Conquer first he did Suffer and then after that hee did enter into his Glorie Luk. 24.26 So then my welbeloued in the best beloued this being the Militant estate heere vpon Earth of Christ himselfe our head this also must bee the Lot Estate and Condition of all and euery one of vs that are his members For that as in Math. 10.25 wee may runne and read from the mouth of our Master Christ himselfe It is enough for the Disciple to be as his Master and the Seruant as his Lord. And no maruel for as a learned Father saith Our God hath these three distinct or seueral houses Earth Hell and Heauen Earth for labour Hell for torment and Heauen for pleasure Earth for labour in this present life whereof that holy man Iob speaketh thus in Iob 5.7 Man is borne to labour as the sparkes to flie vpward Hell for torment to all the Damned in the life to come whereof Abraham spake thus to damned Diues in Luk. 16.25 Sonne remember that thou in thy life time receiuedst thy pleasures and contrariwise Lazarus endured paines but now hee is comforted and thou art tormented And Heauen for pleasure to all the Elect of God whereof our blessed Apostle Saint Paul writeth thus in 1. Cor. 2.9 That no Eye euer saw no Eare euer heard no Heart euer conceiued the joyes which God hath prepared in Coelo Empiraeo for them that loue him So then if heere wee haue no fighting striuing running encountring and conquering in this present life we can neuer then looke for any Coelestiall blessing immortall Crowning and most happie rewarding in the Life to come And therefore of force I must thus conclude à decreto Dei immutabili from Gods vnchangeable Decree the truth of this my proposed Doctrine raised a personis from the persons which are heere exhorted by the Holy Ghost for to runne this Christian race that if euer wee doe expect indeed that rich reward of Glorie in the day of our Death wee must labour now with might and maine for to bee Cursores Spirituall runners of this Religious race heere in this present life The vse of this Doctrine a Personis from the Persons serues to reprooue to checke and sharpely to rebuke many thousands amongst vs in these our dayes and times who being yet but Talpae in Diuinis blind Moales in Heauenly matters doe ignorantly and most absurdly thinke to goe to Heauen as it were vpon beds of Downe and that all other matters and businesses in this world this one thing is the easiest matter of all for a man to enter into Eternall life in his day of Death and in this Life to bee spiritually rich towards God with a Lord haue mercy vpon them at the last Whereas lumine Naturae by Natures light they can all confesse and say that a man cannot possibly bee rich to this slipperie world first beginning euen ex nihilo but of a slender Stocke without rising vp early going to bed late and taking of euery opportunitie offered for that end and purpose and yet alas these Naturalists doe thinke being yet but flesh and bloud which as our Apostle plainly tels vs from the Lord in 1. Cor. 15. vers 50. cannot possibly enter into the Kingdome of God to be spirituall rich to God-ward in their soules and suddenly in ipso articulo mortis at the very last gaspe to enjoy CHRIST with all his Merits Graces and Blessings which is mans best and chiefest gaine because the most true and perfect gaine though heere they doe stand still in the way of sinners or sit downe in the seate of the scornfull neuer running as we are here exhorted in this Religious Race nor yet strugling or striuing as Christians ought to doe either against Satans fiery suggestions or against this Worlds most dangerous hallucinations or against their owne carnall lusts and most filthy corruptions but that only one Miserere mei Deus at the last will suffice their turne To all which blind Moales in heauenly matters I must be a ghostly Remembrancer this day from the Lord of Heauen and Earth with this my present Doctrine raised à personis from the parties which must runne this our Christians Race That if euer they doe expect indeed that most rich reward of glory in the day of death they must labour now then to bee cursores spirituall runners of this Religious Race here in this present life Remembring still that as a godly Father sayth Nunc pugnandum tibi est fortiter nunc currendum viriliter vt tandem in die mortis triumphes suauiter Now wee must fight couragiously now wee must runne manfully if euer wee looke in our day of death to triumph most ioyfully And so I come à personis ad rem from the parties that must runne this Religious Race to their practice in running and finishing of the same which is To runne with patience the Race that is set before vs looking to Iesus In which two generall parts of this my proposed Text may it please you methodically to note these three particular points First A word of Exhortation in that first word Run Secondly A most worthy direction how in these next words with patience the Race that is set before vs. And thirdly and lastly An illustration of this most worthy direction by a demonstration drawne ab exemplo Christi in these last words looking to Iesus Of these by the helpe of God in their order And first of the word of Exhortation Runne Running as wee all know is a violent exercise and therefore most painfull and laborious And so likewise is the militant present estate of euery man and woman amongst vs that will runne this Christians Race full of affliction miserie and of trouble insomuch that Sicut fluctus fluctum insequitur sic afflictio afflictionem as one waue followeth vpon the Seas in the necke of another so doe tryals and afflictions here pursue Gods deare Saints one after another And therefore Eccles counsell is this in his second Chapter and first Verse My Sonne if thou wilt come to serue the Lord prepare thy soule for temptations Moreouer in running which as afore I haue taught you is actio laboriosa a violent painfull and laborious exercise of the bodie mens bodies are still in motu progressu in action and in progresse vntill they doe come at length vnto the Goale And euen so likewise my welbeloued in the best beloued both in our speculatiue and practicall part of true Christian Pietie our whole man flesh and spirit must still be in motu progressu vntill we doe attayne to that wished Palace of felicitie And hence from this first word of Exhortation Run There ariseth this remarkable Instruction or Lesson for our learning that all such as doe now professe indeed true Christian Pietie and Religion must neither stand still nor

and the end the first and the last of our Redemption Reuel 22.13 There being none other Name giuen vnder Heauen whereby wee can bee saued but onely the Name of IESVS Act. 4.12 Secondly if wee would know how we ought for to liue and leade our Liues heere let vs looke vnto Iesus First for that the most Holy life of Iesus whiles heere hee liued and remayned vpon Earth both was and is Omnium virtutum perfectissima idea The most perfect Patterne of all true Vertues Insomuch that whereas Enoch is commended in the sacred Scriptures for his Pietie Abraham for his Faith and Perseuerance Iob for his Patience Isaac for his Coelestiall meditation Ioseph for his Chastitie Moses for his Meeknesse Phinea for his Zeale Samuel for his vprightnesse Tobias for his Mercie Daniel for his Prayers and Deuotion and lastly Salomon for his Wisedome Yet behold though wee put all these together euen as a Cloud of witnesses the onely example of this our Iesus is in stead of them all These holy Men hauing all of them but a measure of Grace whereas the Sonne of Man alone had Grace aboue measure And therefore hee is stiled Sanctus Sanctorum the Holie of Holies as in Heb. 9.3 No maruell for as in the most Sacred place was contayned the Golden Censer the Arke of the Testament the Golden Pot that contayned Manna the Rod of Aaron which being dead budded againe and the winges of the Cherubins ouershadowing the Mercie Seate So in CHRIST alone is contayned that Arke of the Euangelicall Couenant betwixt God and vs together with the Censer which is the acceptation of the Prayers of the Saints and the Golden Pot which contayneth the Manna to wit the blessed Sacrament and Aarons dead Rodde that budded againe which is the hope of our Resurrection and lastly the two Cherubins that looke face to face which are the two Testaments the Old and the New looking to that one Mercie seate which is this our IESVS Whom Esay calleth the Prince of Peace Esa 9.6 Aggat the desire of the Nations Aggai 2.8 Malachi the Sonne of Righteousnesse Mal. 4.2 And lastly the Angell Gabriel IESVS Math. 1.21 that is a Sauiour who alone shall saue all his people from their sinnes And secondly let vs looke vnto this our Iesus for that Omnis Christi actio nostra est institutio Euery action of our Lord and Master CHRIST it is our instruction And therefore to whatsoeuer Christian dutie hee hath exhorted vs in his Word as our principall Teacher In the very same hee hath also gone before vs for our imitation as a most perfect obseruer euermore liuing as hee taught In Math. 5.3 as he taught vs in his Word to bee poore in Spirit So in his life who euer poorer then hee who became from being equall with his Father in Heauen farre lower then the Angels yea a very scorne of men and out-cast of the people In Math. 11.29 as hee taught vs in Word to bee meeke and lowly So in deed who euer more meeke then hee who was as a Sheepe before the Shearer not once opening his mouth In Math. 5.4 as hee taught vs to Mourne and heartily to Lament So who indeed euer mourned and lamented as hee did for that as in Heb. 5.7 In the dayes of his Flesh he offered vp prayers and supplications with strong Crying and Teares vnto him that was able to faue him from Death In Math. 5.6 as he taught vs to hunger and thirst after Righteousnesse So in this who euer hungred and thirsted more then hee who gaue his Life for the Righteousnesse of many Last of all as in Math. 10.37 Hee hath taught vs in Word to leaue all for his Loue. So first he left all for the Loue of vs when he left his Kingdome and his Throne in Heauen Thus you see as hee taught vs by his Word so was hee in like manner our Fore-runner by his Workes still leuelling and laying out vnto vs the way wherein wee should walke which leadeth vnto Life whose way if in this Life wee labour to make ours then shall his joyes bee our joyes in the Life to come Wherefore generally from hence forward in all our sayings and our doings let vs euer looke vnto this our IESVS so that when wee doe speake let vs thinke how hee hath spoken and when wee keepe silence let vs thinke of his silence and in all our Actions let vs looke to him for our Imitation seeing that his whole life was an Instruction for our liues who had Modestie in his Countenance Grauitie in his Behauiour Deliberation in his Speeches Puritie in his Thoughts and Righteousnesse in all his doings When Mariners vpon the mayne Sea doe want markes to direct them by in their course of sayling they then take their marke which is the surest from the Heauens in like manner for vs all that are Runners in this Race our surest marke to direct vs by is to looke vp to IESVS whose habitation is in Heauen which will preserue vs safely betwixt Silla and Charibdis Presumption and Desperation all our whole journey vnto the port of Paradice whom truely to follow as to know is euerlasting Life Euery one of vs I know would most willingly haue and enioy this Iesus in the Life to come and yet many of vs now make no Conscience to follow him in this present Life But let vs all assure our selues that vnlesse wee bee his Disciples and faithfull followers now we shall neuer bee triumphant Christians with him in his Kingdome And therefore this our IESVS is Rubicundus Candidus White and Ruddie Cant. 5.10 So must we also beloued be not onely Ruddie by the application of his Passion but also White by the daily imitation of his most Sanctified life and conuersation knowing well that as a Learned Father sayth Non solum Christi Passio est nostrum meritum sed etiam Christi actio sit vitae nostrae exemplum Not onely CHRIST his Passion is our Merit but also his most Holy and Vertuous life must bee our Example Who hath commanded vs saying Sequimini me Follow me Luk. 9.23 It was sayd of Caesar that in his greatest Attempts hee vsed not the word of Authoritie Ite Goe yee but after a better manner and more louing Eamus Let vs goe Which was most true in this our Master CHRIST before all others who as wee finde euer led the way himselfe before his Disciples in all Holinesse of Life in all Tryals and Tribulations in all Conflicts and Temptations which are heere wont to arise in the life of Man And therefore our Apostle wils vs heere To runne with Patience the Race that is set before vs looking to Iesus The which that from henceforth wee may doe let vs euermore most carefully keepe and obserue these foure Spirituall steppes or degrees in this our Religious Race First Mature to begin betimes for that as in Lament 3.27 It is good for a man that hee beare the Lords yoake in his Youth Secondly Propere To make hast for that Mora trahit periculum Delayes are dangerous Thirdly Recte To keepe on carefully in this way for that as in Esay 30.21 This is the way walke in it turne not aside either to the right hand or to the left And fourthly Constanter To continue to the Goales end for that as in Rom. 2. Hee which ouercommeth and continueth vnto the End shall not bee hurt of the second Death And these foure former Steps or Degrees that in Running of this our appointed Race wee may now the more happily and comfortably keepe and obserue wee must fully and faithfully resolue with our owne selues of these sixe particular and principall Points First that wee haue neuer Runne farre enough heere Secondly that our onely ayme and marke must bee this IESVS Thirdly that wee must forget all our Ground that is behinde vs that is all those steppes which wee haue trodden in Fourthly that wee must daily endeauour our selues to that which is before which is to the practice of those Christian duties that wee haue left vndone Fiftly that wee must cast off all impediments in this Race And last of all That when wee haue runne heere as fast and as farre as possibly we can yet that our Reward and Crowne is in Heauen To the which our Lord IESVS bring vs all Amen Soli Deo Gloria FINIS