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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
YE have already heard of Davids sin in numbering of the people, of his humiliation, confession, and craving of pardon for the same: also of the message that was brought unto him by Gad; what offer the Lord made him, Namely, that he should have the choice of his own rod: the sentence was already past, and some one of the three judgements mentioned Verse 13. must needs light upon the land: yet would God use as much mildness as might be, and therefore he refers the matter ⟨p. 36⟩unto him, and biddeth him consider, and determine which of them he would most willingly undergo.
YEE haue alreadie heard of Dauids sinne in numbring of the people, of his humiliation, confession, and crauing of pardon for the same: also of the message that was brought vnto him by Gad; what offer the Lord made him, Namely, that hee should haue the choise of his owne rodde: the sentence was alreadie past, and some one of the three iudgements mentioned Verse 13. must needs light vpon the land: yet would God vse as much mildnes as might bee, and therefore hee referres the matter ⟨p. 36⟩vnto him, and biddeth him consider, and determine which of them hee would most willingly vndergoe.
Now follow the events that ensued both upon the sin that David committed, and the message that God for the same directed unto him.
Now followe the euents that ensued both vpon the sinne that Dauid committed, and the message that God for the same directed vnto him.
The first whereof, was the great distress wherewith he was perplexed, which he bemoaned to the Prophet, telling him that he was in a wonderful strait.