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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.
The devil is still labouring to work mischief, and he wants not craft nor subtlety, besides the experience that he hath had from the beginning of the world hitherunto: yet for all this, he hath never been, nor shall be able to procure the overthrow of one of Gods elect. The Church hath been nothing the worse, though he have been still warring against it. And why is this, but because Gods wisdom is infinitely beyond all the subtlety of the devil? And what cause have we then to fear crafty men, seeing their Captain hath had no better success, and seeing that the Lord hath a quarrel against them as well as against their head?
The diuell is still labouring to worke mischiefe, and he wants not craft nor subtiltie, besides the experience that he hath had from the beginning of the world hitherunto: yet for all this, he hath neuer beene, nor shall be able to procure the ouerthrow of one of Gods elect. The Church hath beene nothing the worse, though he haue beene still warring against it. And why is this, but because Gods wisedome is infinitly beyond all the subtilty of the diuell? And what cause haue we then to feare crafty men, seeing their Captaine hath had no better successe, and seeing that the Lord hath a quarrell against them as well as against their head?
And the tongue that speaketh proud things.]
In that the Prophet denounceth judgement against such kind of persons, the doctrine is, that
In that the Prophet denounceth iudgement against such kinde of persons, the doctrine is, that