A20529:109
Four godly and fruitful sermons two preached at Drayton in Oxford-shire, at a fast,…Foure godlie and fruitful sermons two preached at Draiton in Oxford-shire, at a fast,…
Four godly and fruitful sermons two preached at Drayton in Oxford-shire, at a fast, enjoined by authority, by occasion of the pestilence then dangerously dispersed. Likewise two other sermons on the twelfth Psalm. Whereunto is annexed a brief tract of zeal. / By I. Dod. R. Cleaver.Foure godlie and fruitful sermons two preached at Draiton in Oxford-shire, at a fast, enioyned by authoritie, by occasion of the pestilence then dangerously dispearsed. Likewise two other sermons on the twelfth Psalme. VVhereunto is annexed a briefe tract of zeale. / By I. Dod. R. Cleauer.
London: printed by T.C. for William Welbie, 1611
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A fourth remedy is, often to meditate of the hurts §4and mischiefs that come by pride, and of the benefits that do arise from humility. The mischiefs proceeding from pride were partly before named in the first use of this doctrine, viz, that it causeth the Lord to abhor us, to resist us, to curse us, and to plague us, yea and to deprive us of those things whereof we are most proud and conceited: besides that, it causeth us to pine away with envy: to consume with malice, to fret and vex with anger and discontentment, and upon every ⟨p. 30⟩slight occasion to brabble and wrangle, to fall out with this body and that, and in a word, to be very unquiet in our selves, and very troublesome and hateful unto others; and who then would not be freed from this hurtful sin, which hath so many bad effects arising from it?
A fourth remedie is, often to meditate of the hurts §4and mischiefes that come by pride, and of the benefits that doe arise from humilitie. The mischiefes proceeding from pride were partly before named in the first vse of this doctrine, viz, that it causeth the Lord to abhorre vs, to resist vs, to curse vs, and to plague vs, yea and to depriue vs of those things whereof we are most proud and conceited: besides that, it causeth vs to pine away with enuy: to consume with malice, to fret and vex with anger and discontentment, and vpon euery ⟨p. 30⟩slight occasion to brabble and wrangle, to fall out with this body and that, and in a word, to be very vnquiet in our selues, and very troublesome and hatefull vnto others; and who then would not be freed from this hurtfull sinne, which hath so many badde effects arising from it?
Then on the other side, the benefits issuing from the pure fountain of humility, are very many and great: for besides the avoiding of the forenamed mischiefs,