Bible Illustrations; Or, a Description of Manners And Customs Peculiar to ...
Bible Illustrations; Or, a Description of Manners And Customs Peculiar to ...
B H Bourne Hall Draper
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' So run',' says he, comparing the Christian life to a race, 4 that ye may obtain. And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown, but we are incor- Of what did the prizes consist 1 How did the candidates prepare themselves for the races 1 What does the Apostle show % What does, he say % ' Digitized by Google THE GRECIAN GAMES 135 ruptible. I therefore so run, not as uncertainly ; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air; ...but I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection, lest that by any means, when I have preached the Gospel to others, I myself should be a cast-away.' These allu- sions would be sensibly felt by the Corinthians, to whom they were addressed, as the Games referred to took place very near their city. "In those races, the candidates were accustomed to lay aside their long garments which would be certain to entangle them, and leave them no chance of gain- ing the victory. Many thousands of spectators usually witnessed the contest, whilst the judge took his place at the goal, holding up the prize to the view of all.
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