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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
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The second thing to be observed, is, that we have an eye to the privy corruptions that lurk in our hearts, ⟨p. 91⟩and maintain continual war against them, as Paul did, Rom. 7. and this we should the rather do, because it is a fearful, and yet an usual judgement of God, and that upon many professors, that making no conscience of entertaining wretched lusts and vile affections secretly, they have broken forth to the committing of the gross actions, and so have shamed themselves publicly. And this is a just stroke upon those that would rather seem to be, then in truth desire to be godly, that making no conscience of their thoughts and inward desires, they should in time be so given up, as to make no conscience of their words or deeds.
The second thing to be obserued, is, that we haue an eye to the priuie corruptions that lurke in our hearts, ⟨p. 91⟩and maintaine continuall warre against them, as Paul did, Rom. 7. and this we should the rather doe, because it is a fearefull, and yet an vsuall iudgement of God, and that vpon many professors, that making no conscience of entertaining wretched lusts and vile affections secretly, they haue broken foorth to the committing of the grosse actions, and so haue shamed themselues publikely. And this is a iust stroke vpon those that would rather seeme to be, then in truth desire to be godly, that making no conscience of their thoughts and inward desires, they should in time be so giuen vp, as to make no conscience of their words or deeds.
The sixth rule is, that we be more strict unto our §6selves then unto others,1