1 Corinthians 9:26
I therefore so run, as not uncertainly; so fight I, as not beating the air:
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Where it is preached
- A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life ·
Concerning that part of devotion which relates to times and hours of prayer. Of daily early prayer in the morning. How we are to improve our forms of prayer, and how to increase the spirit of devotion cites 1 Cor. ix. 26
… lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway." [1 Cor. ix. 26, 27] After all, let it now be supposed, that you imagine there is no necessity for you to…
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
Christian Perfection cites 1 Cor. 9:26
…Testament you are to bring your proofs, else you will fight as one that beateth the air. [1 Cor. 9:26] And the first of these which is usually brought is taken from the examples recorded in t…
- A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections ·
XI. It is no sign that affections are right, or that they are wrong, that they make persons that have them exceeding confident that what they experience is divine, and that they are in a good estate cites 1 Cor. 9:26
…f they practice Christianity after such a manner as to remain uncertain of the reward, in 1 Cor. 9:26: "I therefore so run, as not uncertainly." And to add no more, it is manifest, that Chris…
- A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections ·
Part III cites 1 Cor. 9:26
…e resurrection of the dead." And it was by this means chiefly that he obtained assurance: 1 Cor. 9:26, "I therefore so run, not as uncertainly." He obtained assurance of winning the prize, mo…
- The Pilgrim's Progress ·
The Sixth Stage cites 1 Cor. 9:24-27
… The crown is before you, and it is an incorruptible one; “so run that ye may obtain it.” 1 Cor. 9:24-27. Some there be that set out for this crown, and after they have gone far for it, another …