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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
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2. Secondly, a complaint, and that
1. Of the decay of good men, and of goodness in them, There is not a godly man left, &c.] Whereas superiors should have ministered refreshing unto the distressed, or at least inferiors borne a burden with them, they were ⟨p. 59⟩now taken away, when there was greatest need of them: not that there were no good men at all (for Gad, and Nathan, and Jonathan, were now in the Church) but in comparison of the adverse part, they were so few, that they did scarce appear to be any at all.
1. Of the decay of good men, and of goodnes in them, There is not a godly man left, &c.] Whereas superiours should haue ministred refreshing vnto the distressed, or at least inferiours borne a burden with them, they were ⟨p. 59⟩now taken away, when there was greatest need of them: not that there were no good men at all (for Gad, and Nathan, and Ionathan, were now in the Church) but in comparison of the aduerse part, they were so fewe, that they did scarce appeare to be any at all.
2. Of the deceitfulness of bad men, They speak deceitfully every one with his neighbour, &c: that is, every one of the contrary side, was full of craft and cunning, using fair words, but intending much mischief: speaking with a heart and a heart (as the Prophet saith) that is, a heart that made show of one thing, but meant the quite contrary; seeming to be for David, when in truth they plotted against him.
2. Of the deceitfulnes of bad men, They speake deceitfully euery one with his neighbour, &c: that is, euery one of the contrarie side, was full of craft and cunning, vsing faire words, but intending much mischiefe: speaking with a heart and a heart (as the Prophet saith) that is, a heart that made shew of one thing, but meant the quite contrary; seeming to be for Dauid, when in truth they plotted against him.