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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.
He telleth them that they make war against their souls: they blindfold their minds that they cannot see into spiritual things: they make their hearts fat and senseless, that neither threatenings nor promises, judgements nor mercies will any whit at all move them.
Hee telleth them that they make warre against their soules: they blindfold their minds that they cannot see into spirituall things: they make their hearts fat and senselesse, that neither threatnings nor promises, iudgements nor mercies will any whit at all moue them.
Now when we find in our selves these hurtful affections and dangerous lusts, and we do not only feel them, ⟨p. 18⟩but others also far much the worse thereby, were it not great madness to nourish them still within us? Therefore let us rather use these and all other good means to suppress them, then any means at all to cherish and strengthen the same.
Now when wee find in our selues these hurtfull affections and dangerous lusts, and we doe not onely feele them, ⟨p. 18⟩but others also far much the worse thereby, were it not great madnes to nourish them still within vs? Therefore let vs rather vse these and all other good meanes to suppresse them, then any meanes at all to cherish and strengthen the same.
Vers. 2. Ye lust and have not.] In these words he setteth out the absurdity of other lusts by the ill effects: they have along and tedious seeds time, but all their labour and toil comes to nothing, they are altogether disappointed of their expected harvest: whence the Doctrine is, that