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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.
Especially let us look unto this in matters betwixt God and us: let us not play the hypocrites with him, pretending a love unto the Church of God, and to the word of God, when there is no such matter; and drawing near unto him with our lips, when our hearts are far from him: for in so doing we shall offer great injury unto the Lord, and do more hurt at length then those that are profest Papists or Atheists: for such as flatter with their lips, and dissemble with a double heart in things that concern the holy religion of God, if any persecution come, will quite renounce their profession, and betray the cause of God, and grieve the servants of God, and harden the hearts, and open the blasphemous mouths of the enemies of God, and make many to fall by their revolting and backsliding. Therefore let every one that taketh upon him the profession of Christianity, be a true, & not a feigned friend of the same; and bring a faithful, and not a guileful heart thereunto; ⟨p. 70⟩that the Lord may witness for him, that he doth heartily and unfeignedly seek him.
Especially let us looke vnto this in matters betwixt God and vs: let vs not play the hypocrites with him, pretending a loue vnto the Church of God, and to the word of God, when there is no such matter; and drawing neere vnto him with our lips, when our hearts are farre from him: for in so doing we shall offer great iniury vnto the Lord, and doe more hurt at length then those that are profest Papists or Atheists: for such as flatter with their lips, and dissemble with a double heart in things that concerne the holy religion of God, if any persecution come, will quite renounce their profession, and betray the cause of God, and grieue the seruants of God, and harden the hearts, and open the blasphemous mouthes of the enemies of God, and make many to fall by their reuolting and backsliding. Therefore let euery one that taketh vpon him the profession of Christianitie, be a true, & not a fained friend of the same; and bring a faithfull, and not a guilefull heart thereunto; ⟨p. 70⟩that the Lord may witnesse for him, that he doth heartily and vnfainedly seeke him.