A20529:297
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.
Against this rule do all hypocrites offend, who will wade very deeply into other mens souls, and very bloodily gore other mens consciences, who yet never once purged their own unclean sinks at home, nor drew one drop of blood out of their own corrupt hearts. Such were the Pharisees, who pleased themselves much in judging and censuring our Saviour and his Disciples;1 but were so far from condemning themselves as faulty in any thing, that they justified themselves before God and men. Such also are the Brownists, which are ready to burst their bowels with crying out against disorders abroad, and yet never reform their own souls at home: for if they did, they would also reform their lives and their families. But what kind of zeal these mens is, woeful and late experience still crieth ⟨p. 89⟩in our ears: for many of them being so zealous to others, but only through some secret love of the world, when they had that which they sought for, made known their hollow & their rotten zeal, in that without grief of conscience, they could suddenly rush into a profound worldliness: and without all godly sorrow, could (after they had satisfied their greedy and fleshly zeal) not only more hardly sear up their own consciences, but also be so changed, that they could sow up their lips, and spare their words from speaking in like manner again to others, and so are neither zealous to themselves nor others.
Against this rule doe all hypocrites offend, who will wade very deepely into other mens soules, and very bloodily gore other mens consciences, who yet neuer once purged their owne vncleane sincks at home, nor drew one drop of blood out of their owne corrupt hearts. Such were the Pharises, who pleased themselues much in iudging and censuring our Sauiour and his Disciples;1 but were so farre from condemning themselues as faultie in any thing, that they iustified themselues before God and men. Such also are the Brownists, which are readie to burst their bowels with crying out against disorders abroad, and yet neuer reforme their owne soules at home: for if they did, they would also reforme their liues and their families. But what kind of zeale these mens is, wosull and late experience still crieth ⟨p. 89⟩