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A remedy against private contentions A godly and fruitful sermon on James, 4.1. &c.…A remedy against priuat contentions A godly and fruitfull sermon on Iames, 4.1. &c.…
A remedy against private contentions A godly and fruitful sermon on James, 4.1. &c. Wherein is at large discovered the hatefulness, and perniciousness of private jars and contentions, with manifold remedies against the same. By Mr. John Dod.A remedy against priuat contentions A godly and fruitfull sermon on Iames, 4.1. &c. Wherin is at large discouered the hatefulnes, and perniciousnesse of priuate iars and contentions, with manifold remedies against the same. By Mr. Iohn Dod.
London: printed by Humphrey Lownes for Thomas Man, 1614London: printed by Humfrey Lownes for Thomas Man, 1614
A REMEDY AGAINST Private Contentions.A REMEDIE AGAINST Priuate Contentions.
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.
A REMEDY AGAINST Private Contentions.
A REMEDIE AGAINST Priuate Contentions.
James 4. 1. &c. 1 From whence are wars and contentions among you? are they not hence, even of your lusts, that fight in your members? 2 Ye lust and have not: ye envy and have indignation, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war and get nothing, because ye ask not. 3 Ye ask and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye might consume it on your lusts. 4 Ye Adulterers and Adulteresses, know ye not that the amity of the world is the enmity of God? Whosoever therefore will be a friend to the world, maketh himself the enemy of God.
Iames 4. 1. &c. 1 From whence are wars and contentions among you? are they not hence, euen of your lusts, that fight in your members? 2 Ye lust and haue not: ye enuie and haue indignation, and cannot obtaine: yee fight and warre and get nothing, because yee aske not. 3 Yee aske and receiue not, because ye aske amisse, that yee might consume it on your lusts. 4 Yee Adulterers and Adulteresses, know yee not that the amitie of the world is the enmitie of God? Whosoeuer therefore will be a friend to the world, maketh himselfe the enemie of God.
IN the former Chapter the Apostle had sharply reproved them for that bitter envying & strife & contention that was among them, persuading them unto peace and loving agreement: but because they would be ready to answer, that they liked well enough of peace & unity, Objection. but they had so many wrongs and indignities, so many occasions of grief & discontentment offered unto them, that they could not avoid brawls and jars; and therefore they were not to be blamed for their dissensions, but