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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.
With this violent and mad zeal was Paul carried before his conversion (as he himself confesseth in plain terms, Acts. 26. 11. and Phil. 3. 6.) when he was enraged against Christians, and spared no pains nor cost to make them deny and blaspheme the name of Christ.
With this violent and mad zeale was Paul carried before his conuersion (as he himselfe confesseth in plaine tearmes, Acts. 26. 11. and Phil. 3. 6.) when he was enraged against Christians, and spared no paines nor cost to make them denie and blaspheme the name of Christ.
Here then is to be condemned the zeal of ignorant Papists and Brownists, and such like, who are very hot indeed (for he must needs run whom the devil drives) but in evil causes, as might easily be proved, and may hence, if by no other arguments, be probably concluded, in that they use the devils own weapons (to wit, lying, slandering, railing, cursed speaking, and the like) in the pursuit of the same.
Heere then is to be condemned the zeale of ignorant Papists and Brownists, and such like, who are very hotte indeed (for he must needes runne whom the diuell driues) but in euill causes, as might easily be prooued, and may hence, if by no other arguments, be probably concluded, in that they vse the diuels owne weapons (to wit, lying, standering, railing, cursed speaking, and the like) in the pursute of the same.