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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.
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 ⟨p. 4⟩all the fault was in others that prouoked them hereunto.
Answer. To this he answers in the beginning of this Chapter; saying, From whence are wars and contentions among you? are they not hence, even of your lusts? As if he should have said, vvill you now lay the fault of your jarring and contending upon others? If you do so, you little know your own hearts: for all your distempers proceed from no other cause, but from your own lusts, that is, your overeager desire of earthly things, viz. of profit, pleasure, or credit: and these strong worldly affections must needs bring forth such effects, because they fight in your members, that is, in the powers of your soul especially: yet so, as also they break forth and show themselves in the parts of the body. They trouble your minds and memories, & disquiet your wills and affections, causing you one while to think well of such a thing or such a person, and by and by to dislike the same: one while to wish for this or that: presently after, not to care for it, nay many times to abhor it: hence ariseth a civill war (as it were) within your selves, and thence it is that you contend with others: for he will accord with none that cannot agree with himself.