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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.
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.
But much more damnable and vile is their zeal to be esteemed, who against their knowledge and consciences, do violently and maliciously oppose themselves against the Gospel, and the professors thereof, and stand for falsehood and wickedness, and the practisers thereof: as did those wretched Pharisees that set themselves against our Saviour, and committed the sin against the holy Ghost.1
But much more damnable and vile is their zeale to be esteemed, who against their knowledge and consciences, doe violently and maliciously oppose themselues against the Gospell, and the professors thereof, and stand for falshood and wickednesse, and the practisers thereof: as did those wretched Pharises that set themselues against our Sauiour, and committed the sin against the holy Ghost.1
- 1We must know the thing to be good for which we are zealous.