A20529:77
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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2 Secondly,1 for reproof of those, whose offences are very many, and very grievous, and they see and acknowledge so much: and yet will they not be so presumptuous (as they term it) to expect pardon for the same: indeed they think it fit for such holy men as David was, to ask and look for mercy from the Lord, but for themselves, they are such heinous offenders, that they dare not do so, neither can they conceive any hope to speed well if they should do so. But why should we put in conditions where God doth not, and as it were interline Gods covenant? doth not he promise without any exception,2 that if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness? It is therefore a great fault, to think that any hath more abundance of sin, then God hath of mercy to forgive it.
2 Secondly,1 for reproofe of those, whose offences are very many, and very grieuous, and they see and acknowledge so much: and yet will they not be so presumptuous (as they tearme it) to expect pardon for the same: indeed they thinke it fit for such holy men as Dauid was, to aske and looke for mercy from the Lord, but for themselues, they are such hainous offenders, that they dare not doe so, neither can they conceiue any hope to speed well if they should doe so. But why should we put in conditions where God doth not, and as it were interline Gods couenant? doth not he promise without any exception,2 that if we confesse our sinnes, he is faithfull and iust to forgiue vs our sinnes, and to cleanse vs from all vnrighteousnesse? It is therefore a great fault, to thinke that any hath more abundance of sinne, then God hath of mercy to forgiue it.
- 1Use. 2.Vse. 2.
- 21. Joh. 1. 9.