A20529:160
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.
David was lifted up, because he had so many strong and valiant men: therefore doth God lessen the number of them. So (Joel, 1. 5.) it is said, Weep & howl ye drinkers of wine, for the new wine shall be pulled from your mouth. ⟨p. 351⟩This was a most just correction, that they should be punished with scarcity of drink, seeing they had before time so wretchedly abused the same. In like sort doth the Lord meet with proud men, turning their glory into shame, as we may observe in Tyre. Isa. 23. 8. where the question is made,1 Who hath decreed this against Tyre (that crowneth men,) whose Merchants are Princes? whose Chapmen are the Nobles of the world? And the answer is made, vers. 9. The Lord of Hosts hath decreed this, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring to contempt all them that be glorious in the earth. So for covetous men, they are many times brought to beggary, according to that of the wise man,2 He that maketh hast to be rich, shall surely come to poverty. Albeit they use wonderful diligence, and be exceeding painful, and have an excellent capacity, and a deep reach for worldly things, & seem to want nothing that may make them prosper, yet because God is displeased with them, he brings them down, both stripping them of their wealth, which they most affected; and plaguing them with poverty, which they most detested.
Dauid was lifted vp, because hee had so many strong and valient men: therefore doth God lessen the number of them. So (Ioel, 1. 5.) it is said, Weepe & houle ye drinkers of wine, for the new wine shalbe pulled from your mouth. ⟨p. 351⟩This was a most iust correction, that they should be punished with scarcitie of drinke, seeing they had before time so wretchedly abused the same. In like sort doth the Lord meete with proud men, turning their glory into shame, as wee may obserue in Tyrus.