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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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Secondly, as the desire of earthly things, makes men impious against God, so doth it make them injurious towards men: He that hasteth to be rich cannot be innocent: 1and he that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house: and that which is said of the excessive desire of gain, holds as true in all other sinful lusts, that he that is greedy of pleasure, or credit, or any the like, is still a troubler and disquieter of those with whom he lives: because first his own heart is poisoned, and being distempered within, he must needs show his distemper without.
Secondly, as the desire of earthly things, makes men impious against God, so doth it make them iniurious towards men: He that hasteth to bee rich cannot be innocent: 1and he that is greedie of gaine troubleth his owne house: and that which is said of the excessiue desire of gaine, holdes as true in all other sinnefull lustes, that he that is greedie of pleasure, or credit, or any the like, is still a troubler and disquieter of those with whom he liues: because first his owne heart is poisoned, and being distempered within, he must needs shew his distemper without.
- 1Pro.
Therefore the more God loves us, the more he will cross us, so long as we set our hearts on lying vanities: for he knows, that if we had them in that manner and measure as we desire, they would turn to our own and others exceeding great hurt and disadvantage. For the more we desire any earthly thing, the more we shall abuse it, as the more we desire any heavenly thing, the better we shall use it.
Therefore the more God loues vs, the more he wil crosse vs, so long as we set our hearts on lying vanities: for hee knowes, that if wee had them in that manner and measure as wee desire, they would turne to our owne and others exceeding great hurt and disaduantage. For the more we desire any earthly thing, the more we shall abuse it, as the more we desire any heauenly thing, the better we shal vse it.