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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.
Others there are also, that may justly come under this reproof, that care not who want, so they have plenty; nor who hunger, so they have sufficient; nor who sink, so they swim; though it be by thrusting others under water.
Others there are also, that may iustly come vnder this reproofe, that care not who want, so they haue plentie; nor who hunger, so they haue sufficient; nor who sinke, so they swimme; though it be by thrusting others vnder water.
Secondly, this is for consolation to them that can go from their own commodity, and ease, & credit, so God may have glory, and his people good: they are of the same spirit that Moses, and David, and Paul were, and therefore their reward in heaven, and their praise on earth, shall be suitable.
Secondly, this is for consolation to them that can goe from their owne commoditie, and ease, & credit, so God may haue glory, and his people good: they are of the same spirit that Moses, and Dauid, and Paul were, and therefore their reward in heauen, and their praise on earth, shall be sutable.
Merciful men lost nothing: if Nehemiah had gotten together all the money in that country, and had attained to be King of Persia, he could not have procured himself so much true honour,1 as he did by not taking ⟨p. 57⟩all the stipend that he might have done, being a man of his place, and by entertaining a great many that were in want at his table, which he needed not to have done: and besides the good and deserved estimation that he got, he could with comfort (and so may all that are like him) entreat the Lord to remember him in goodness: which the Lord never failed to do.