A20529:7
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.
TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE ANNE, LADY WAINTWORTH, increase of all true honour and happiness, &c.
TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE ANNE, LADY WAINTVVORTH, increase of all true honour and happinesse, &c.
Right Honourable, may it please you to take in good worth my bold attempt, in presuming to recommend unto your favourable patronage these Sermons following. Your honours undeserved respect of me, made me desirous to testify my unfeigned thankfulness: which I could not imagine how with greater conveniency to express and manifest, then by taking hold of this present occasion; especially considering that your constant and more then ordinary pains-taking to hear such holy instructions, is a sufficient argument to evince your love and liking of the matter therein comprised: and your good regard of the authors (well known unto me) gave me occasion to think that their labours, in this sort offering themselves unto your eye, would ⟨image 3⟩be no less welcome than formerly they have been, being in another manner presented unto your ear.
RIght Honourable, may it please you to take in good worth my bold attempt, in presuming to recommend vnto your fauourable patronage these Sermōs following. Your honours vndeserued respect of me, made me desirous to testifie my vnfained thankfulnesse: which I could not imagine how with greater conueniencie to expresse and manifest, then by taking hold of this present occasion; especially considering that your constant and more then ordinarie pains-taking to heare such holy instructions, is a sufficient argument to euince your loue and liking of the matter therein comprised: and your good regard of the authors (well knowne vnto me) gaue me occasion to thinke that their labours, in this sort offering themselues vnto your eye, would ⟨image 3⟩