A20529:199
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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First,1 though all men do forsake us, yet Gods power §1is no whit diminished thereby: and therefore that is a worthy speech of faith in Jonathan, that it is not hard to the Lord to save with many or with few: and in Asa, who saith,2 it is nothing to thee to help with many, or with no power. They knew that though they had few,3 or none at all on their side, they were in as good case as if they had many millions, if God were on their side: for all power in his, and that which men have,4 is but borrowed from him: and though he sometimes use them, it is not because he needs them: for who did help him in making of the heavens and of the earth, and of all the creatures in them both? and what assistance hath he now in sustaining, and upholding of the same? now if he never needed the aid of any creature in these greatest works of creation and preservation, surely he wanteth not the help of men in matters of smaller importance.
First,1 though all men doe forsake vs, yet Gods power §1is no whit diminished thereby: and therefore that is a worthy speech of faith in Ionathan, that it is not hard to the Lord to saue with many or with few: and in Asa, who saith,2 it is nothing to thee to helpe with many, or with no power. They knew that though they had few,3 or none at all on their side, they were in as good case as if they had many millions, if God were on their side: for all power in his, and that which men haue,4 is but borrowed from him: and though he sometimes vse them, it is not because he needs them: for who did helpe him in making of the heauens and of the earth, and of al the creatures in them both? and what assistance hath he now in sustaining, and vpholding of the same? now if he neuer needed the aid of any creature in these greatest workes of creation and preseruation, surely he wanteth not the helpe of men in matters of smaller importance.