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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.
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 ⟨p. 4⟩all the fault was in others that provoked them hereunto.
IN the former Chapter the Apostle had sharply reproued them for that bitter enuying & strife & contention that was among them, perswading them vnto peace and louing agreement: but because they would bee ready to answere, that they liked well enough of peace & vnitie, Obiection. but they had so many vvrongs and indignities, so many occasions of griefe & discontentment offered vnto them, that they could not auoide brawles and iarres; and therefore they were not to be blamed for their dissensions, but