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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.
But many take a contrary course, when they feel themselves stirred, they aggravate all the evils that are upon them, and all the wrongs that are (in their conceit) offered unto them, their memory will forget no circumstance of them. Neither will their tongues fail to amplify them at the full; and hereby they imagine to ease themselves: but alas this is to add lust to lust, and to heap more dry wood on the fire, that burneth too vehemently already: and therefore let them use Gods means, or never look to live quiet and peaceable days.
But many take a contrary course, when they feele themselues stirred, they aggrauate all the euils that are vpon them, and all the wrongs that are (in their conceit) offered vnto them, their memorie will forget no circumstance of them. Neither will their tongues faile to amplifie them at the full; and hereby they imagine to ease themselues: but alas this is to adde lust to lust, and to heape more drie wood on the fire, that burneth too vehemently alreadie: and therefore let them vse Gods meanes, or neuer looke to liue quiet and peaceable daies.
A second means to bring our boisterous affections into subjection, is, to live and labour diligently in a calling: for labour is appointed to humble the sons of men, and whosoever doth not use this medicine, may quickly make ⟨p. 17⟩work enough for a whole town: for idle persons are always passionate: and when they have nothing else to do, they fall to conceits, and surmises, and suspicions, and jealousies, and when the least occasion is offered, out comes all the filthy matter that hath been breeding within them.
A second meanes to bring our boisterous affections into subiection, is, to liue and labour diligently in a calling: for labour is appointed to humble the sonnes of men, and whosoeuer doth not vse this medicine, may quickly make ⟨p. 17⟩