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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.
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 3of God.
Effect 2 Further, as contention puls on all euill, so it hinders all good: it makes the parties that they cannot pray; for in all our requests to God, wee must lift vp pure hands, without wrath, &c. they cannot heare, because good hearers 1must be slow to wrath, and receiue the word with meeknesse. 2As for the Lords supper, they cannot be meet partakers of it, because it is a Sacrament of loue, and if wee would bee forgiuen, we must forgiue: in a word, they are vnfit for euery good worke: for the wrath of man accomplisheth not the righteousnesse 3of God.