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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.
But suppose, that these and the like sins should not bring men into snares in their lifetime, yet at the time of their death when they must go out of the world, they will:1 for what hope hath the hypocrite when God shall take away his life? though he have heaped up riches as the dust, yet when God shall unsheath his soul, and put it violently from his body as a rusty sword out of the scabbard, what good will all his substance do him then? It was his hope while he lived, that he should still get more wealth: but when death sets upon him, he is past that hope, and for better hopes he hath none, and therefore must needs be full of woe, and full of perplexity. Then though he call upon God, he will not answer: 2and though he seek him early, he shall not find him: but God ⟨p. 42⟩will laugh at his destruction, and mock when his fear cometh. Because God called, and he refused; he stretched out his hand, and he would not regard; therefore when he crieth, the Lord will shut out his prayer.
But suppose, that these and the like sinnes should not bring men into snares in their lifetime, yet at the time of their death when they must goe out of the world, they will:1 for what hope hath the hypocrite when God shall take away his life? though he haue heaped vp riches as the dust, yet when God shall vnsheath his soule, and put it violently from his body as a rustie sword out of the scabberd, what good will all his substance doe him then? It was his hope while he liued, that he should still get more wealth: but when death sets vpon him, he is past that hope, and for better hopes he hath none, and therefore must needs be full of woe, and full of perplexitie. Then though he call vpon God, he will not answer: 2and though he seeke him early, he shall not finde him: but God ⟨p. 42⟩will laugh at his destruction, and mocke when his feare commeth. Because God called, and he refused; he stretched out his hand, and he would not regard; therefore when he crieth, the Lord will shut out his prayer.