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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.
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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.
Answer. To this he answeres in the beginning of this Chapter; saying, From whence are warres and contentions among you? are they not hence, euen of your lusts? As if hee should haue said, vvill you now lay the fault of your iarring and contending vpon others? If you doe so, you little know your owne hearts: for all your distempers proceed from no other cause, but from your owne lusts, that is, your ouereager desire of earthly things, viz. of profit, pleasure, or credit: and these strong vvorldly affections must needs bring forth such effects, because they fight in your members, that is, in the powers of your soule especially: yet so, as also they breake forth and shew themselues in the parts of the bodie. They trouble your minds and memories, & disquiet your wils and affections, causing you one while to thinke 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 ciuill warre (as it were) vvithin your selues, and thence it is that you contend with others: for he will accord vvith none that cannot agree vvith himselfe.