A20529:313
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.
Well, let these fleshly zealous men lay to their heart the blind affection of Heli, 1who being the dear child of God, was severely punished of the Lord, for that he was not zealously affected to punish the gross and foul offences of his children: but blessed are they that can forget their own cause, and even with jeopardy of ⟨p. 94⟩nature can defend the quarrel of God, labouring henceforth to know no man after the flesh, nor suffering any outward league so to blear and dazzle their eyes, as that they should not espy sin in their dearest friends to reform it, or that they should not discern virtue in the greatest aliens to reverence it.
Well, let these fleshly zealous men lay to their heart the blinde affection of Heli, 1who being the deare childe of God, was seuerely punished of the Lord, for that he was not zealously affected to punish the grosse and foule offences of his children: but blessed are they that can forget their owne cause, and euen with ieopardie of ⟨p. 94⟩nature can defend the quarrel of God, labouring hencefoorth to know no man after the flesh, nor suffering any outward league so to bleare and dazle their eyes, as that they should not espie sinne in their dearest friends to reforme it, or that they should not discerne vertue in the greatest aliens to reuerence it.
- 11. Sam. 2. & 3. & 4.
Now whereas many have great courage to rebuke such as either cannot gainsay them,