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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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Doct. 2 1The Doctrine hence to be gathered is this, that, Our own distempered lusts are the cause of all our strife and contention with others. They make us unquiet in our selves, and so cause us to disquiet them that are about us. Therefore it is said, that fleshly lusts do fight against our 2souls: they cause a continual war within a man, which inward combat with ones self, showeth it self oftentimes in outward jarring with men. Christ Jesus had as great wrongs as ever man in this world had, yet was he never in any passion, or distemper: and why? because he was quite void of carnal affections. Before his conversion Paul was very boisterous and full of rage, but after that he had spent the heat of his anger upon his own great sins, he that had been very froward became very meek, and was able with patience to undergo imprisonment, whipping, ⟨p. 15⟩stoning, reviling, with any the like indignities: we never hear this from him: what? shall I bear this? a man of my education, of my learning, of my gifts? shall I endure to live in the stocks, hungry and cold, and full of pains, &c. No, no, these thoughts were far from Paul: he was content to suffer any thing, yea, to lay down his life for the name of the Lord Jesus, and that because his lusts were subdued, and the venom thereof removed.
Doct. 2 1The Doctrine hence to bee gathered is this, that, Our owne distempered lusts are the cause of all our strife and contention with others. They make vs vnquiet in our selues, and so cause vs to disquiet them that are about vs. Therefore it is said, that fleshly lusts doe fight against our 2soules: they cause a continuall warre within a man, which inward combat with ones selfe, sheweth it selfe oftentimes in outward iarring with men. Christ Iesus had as great wrongs as euer man in this world had, yet was he neuer in any passion, or distemper: and why? because he was quite voide of carnall affections. Before his conuersion Paul was very boistrous and full of rage, but after that hee had spent the heat of his anger vpon his owne great sinnes, he that had beene very froward became very meeke, and was able with patience to vndergo imprisonment, whipping,