A20529:127
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.
The third was the execution of that plague of the pestilence,1 which he had yielded himself unto: which is declared as well by the manner, as the minister of it: it being in so short a time, as in three days space, dispersed thorough the whole Land, from North to South, and (though not affirmed, yet implied) from East to West, Jerusalem only excepted, as may appear by the circumstance of the Text: and in this time seventy thousand being destroyed; which stroke was inflicted by the hand of an Angel, whom God had thereunto appointed, as minister and executioner of the same.
The third was the execution of that plague of the pestilence,1 which he had yeelded himselfe vnto: which is declared as well by the manner, as the minister of it: it being in so short a time, as in three dayes space, dispersed thorough the whole Land, from North to South, and (though not affirmed, yet implied) from East to West, Ierusalem onely excepted, as may appeare by the circumstance of the Text: and in this time seuenty thousand being destroyed; which stroke was inflicted by the hand of an Angell, whome God had therevnto appointed, as minister and executioner of the same.
- 1Verse 15.
The last was, the ceasing and stay of this plague,1 even then when the stroke was lighting upon Jerusalem, to have destroyed it. And hereof are assigned two causes: the one, and that the principal, was the Commandment of God: to whom (for our better apprehension of his providence) is ascribed an humane passion of repentance: ⟨p. 37⟩which properly befalleth not him, because he cannot but do every thing absolutely well, nor possibly at any time be weary of well-doing: neither is he subject to perturbations, because he is free from all manner of corruptions. But he is said to repent, when he withholdeth that which he conditionally promiseth, or threateneth, or desisteth from that which he had begun to do, sithence men many times break off their proceedings, with dislike of the beginnings thereof, and their not doing of that which they said, argueth commonly that they are sorry, for saying that which now they mind not to do.