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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.
A second help against wrathful passions is, to be assured of the remission of our sins. Be ye courteous one to another (saith the Apostle) and tender hearted. So I will (will some say) so long as they use me well: but if they deal otherwise, and begin to do me wrong, they shall hear of it, whosoever they be. Oh deal not so (saith Paul) But forgive one another, even as God for Christ his sake 1forgave you. Seeing the Lord hath sent his Son, and the Son hath given his blood, and the holy Ghost hath sprinkled the same upon your hearts, for the washing away of all your iniquities, stand not with men for small petty injuries, but forgive and forget them: and assuredly whosoever hath the comfortable feeling of the pardon of his sins, cannot but do so. When Steven saw Christ sitting at the right hand of God in heaven, and was assured that he had saved him from his sins, and that he should forthwith go unto him, he could kneel down, and with all meekness pray for his most bitter enemies, that were then stoning of him, neither weer they so mad against him to do him hurt, as he was earnest with God for them to procure their good.
A second helpe against wrathfull passions is, to be assured of the remission of our sinnes. Bee yee curteous one to another (saith the Apostle) and tender hearted. So I will (will some say) so long as they vse mee well: but if they deale otherwise, and begin to doe me wrong, they shall heare of it, whosoeuer they bee. Oh deale not so (saith Paul) But forgiue one another, euen as God for Christ his sake 1forgaue you. Seeing the Lord hath sent his sonne, and the sonne hath giuen his blood, and the holy Ghost hath sprinkled the same vpon your hearts, for the washing away of all your iniquities, stand not with men for small pettie iniuries, but forgiue and forget them: and assuredly whosoeuer hath the comfortable feeling of the pardon of his sinnes, cannot but doe so. When Steuen saw Christ sitting at the right hand of God in heauen, and was assured that he had saued him from his sinnes, and that he should forthwith goe vnto him, he could kneele downe, and with all meekenesse pray for his most bitter enemies, that were then stoning of him, neither weere they so mad against him to do him hurt, as he was earnest with God for them to procure their good.