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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 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⟩worke enough for a whole towne: for idle persons are alwaies passionate: and when they haue nothing else to do, they fall to conceits, and surmises, and suspicions, and iealousies, and when the least occasion is offered, out comes all the filthie matter that hath beene breeding within them.
Thirdly, that we may get victory over the ill affections that stir within us, we must consider that we are Pilgrims. 1. Pet. 2. 11: Many are very impatient, and cry out of their misery that it is such, as they never look to live merry day more: but what need they trouble them selves about that, it may be they shall not live an hour more: a Pilgrim is in his Inn at night and gone in the morning, and so may they: and why therefore should they make such a long and tedious matter of their crosses? If they have assurance of heaven, their momentany afflictions are nothing in comparison of that eternal crown of glory which shall be bestowed upon them. If men would cease looking and lusting after the temporal things which are seen, and fasten their hopes and desires upon the eternal things which are not seen; they would esteem and reckon their heaviest griefs to be very light, and their longest afflictions to be short and momentany.