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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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3 Thirdly, that having bewailed and acknowledged his sin, he instantly craved pardon for the same: [therefore now Lord I beseech thee, take away the trespass of thy servant, &c: as if he should have said, I have sinned ⟨p. 2⟩very heinously, I cannot deny it: yet I am thy servant, and one of thy family, and therefore Lord cast me not off for one fault, but take notice of my sorrow, and pardon my sin: for I have dealt very foolishly.
3 Thirdly, that hauing bewayled and acknowledged his sinne, he instantly craued pardon for the same: [therefore now Lord I beseech thee, take away the trespasse of thy seruant, &c: as if he should haue said, I haue sinned ⟨p. 2⟩very hainouslie, I cannot denie it: yet I am thy seruant, and one of thy familie, and therefore Lord cast me not off for one fault, but take notice of my sorrow, and pardon my sinne: for I haue dealt verie foolishly.
2 Secondly, he declareth that means the Lord used to make him fit for reconciliation: viz: that he sent unto him the Prophet Gad, a worthy man of God, & Davids Seer, who had been ready from time to time to lay open the will of God unto him, and in that regard was more reverend in his eyes, and he threateneth and denounceth judgement against him, that seeing his heart had been lifted up with pride, in regard of the multitude and strength of his people, God would meet with him in his own sin, and make his punishment to be suitable to his fact: and seeing he begun to be humbled for it already, and yet needed still further humiliation, he telleth him, that [the sword, or the famine, or the pestilence] must pursue his subjects, and make wonderful havoc among them, and therefore biddeth him make his choice which of them he would have to come upon the land: for one of them he must needs undergo, to further him in the work of humiliation, as also to bring the whole Church unto the like, who then had incensed the Lords anger against them.