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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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The effects 2 Secondly, as the causes of this sin are ill, so are the effects suitable: 1for where there is envying and strife, there is sedition, and all manner of evil works. In what heart, or in what house soever those vices reign, the Lord seeth, and men may evidently perceive, that there are evil thoughts, evil words, evil practises of all kinds: for there the devil and sin bear sway, and fill the places with all manner of pollutions.
The effects 2 Secondly, as the causes of this sinne are ill, so are the effects sutable: 1for where there is enuying and strife, there is sedition, and all manner of euill workes. In what heart, or in what house soeuer those vices reigne, the Lord seeth, and men may euidently perceiue, that there are euil thoughts, euill words, euill practises of all kinds: for there the diuell and sinne beare sway, and fill the places with all manner of pollutions.
Effect 2 Further, as contention pulls on all evil, so it hinders all good: it makes the parties that they cannot pray; for in all our requests to God, we must lift up pure hands, without wrath, &c. they cannot hear, because good hearers 1must be slow to wrath, and receive the word with meekness. 2As for the Lords supper, they cannot be meet partakers of it, because it is a Sacrament of love, and if we would be forgiven, we must forgive: in a word, they are unfit for every good work: for the wrath of man accomplisheth not the righteousness