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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.
The drift (we see) of these words is to draw the people of God from those miserable contentions and vexations which were among them: which he doth by rebuking them, and that for special faults.
The drift (wee see) of these words is to draw the people of God from those miserable contentions and vexations which were among them: which hee doth by rebuking them, and that for speciall faults.
1. Some inward, to wit, 1. Their lusting after, and immoderate desiring of earthly things. 2. Their envy that others should speed better then themselves. 2. Some outward, viz. brawling and strife, about which he spends many words, because almost all their life was spent therein. From both which he terrifies them by the ill effects. First, that they got nothing. Secondly, that they endangered their own souls in making themselves adulterers & adulteresses, and so enemies to God, and God to them. And thus much for the meaning and order of the words.
1. Some inward, to wit, 1. Their lusting after, and immoderate desiring of earthly things. 2. Their enuie that others should speede better then themselues. 2. Some outward, viz. brawling and strife, about which he spends many words, because almost all their life was spent therein. From both which he terrifies them by the ill effects. First, that they got nothing. Secondly, that they endangered their owne soules in making themselues adulterers & adulteresses, and so enemies to God, and God to them. And thus much for the meaning and order of the words.
Vers. 1. From whence are wars and contentions among you? namely that are professors. In that he doth so sharply take them up for their mutual discord and dissension, the general doctrine is, that
Vers. 1. From whence are warres and contentions among you? namely that are professors. In that he doth so sharpely take them vp for their mutuall discord and dissension, the generall doctrine is, that