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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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Answer. Very great good: for if you can lay open your heart before Answer. God in prayer and thanksgiving, the peace of God ⟨p. 24⟩which passeth all understanding (such as a natural man cannot conceive, nor a regenerate man till he have felt it) shall keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus, that is, in a blessed communion with him: that look what Christ hath, you shall be sur• •o have: have you no power in your self? you shall have it in Christ. Have you no wealth in your house? Christ hath enough for you in his hand: but all our woe comes from this, that we lose our communion with him, for want of faithful and fervent prayer.
Answer. Very great good: for if you can lay open your heart before Answer. God in prayer and thanksgiuing, the peace of God ⟨p. 24⟩which passeth all vnderstanding (such as a naturall man cannot conceiue, nor a regenerate man till hee haue felt it) shall keepe your hartes and mindes in Christ Iesus, that is, in a blessed communion with him: that look what Christ hath, you shall be sur• •o haue: haue you no power in your selfe? you shall haue it in Christ. Haue you no wealth in your house? Christ hath enough for you in his hand: but all our woe comes from this, that we lose our communion with him, for want of faithfull and feruent prayer.
Use 1 For the reproof of our great negligence, unbelief, and coldness in prayer: thence it is that we have many wants, because we want the spirit of prayer, and seek unto other helps rather then unto our heavenly Father. If children should run from their parents to servants, and still be crying and complaining to them, their parents would not endure it: and if such children should be still bewailing their case, that never any were in such misery as they, none would pity them: have they not a good and a rich father, (would men say) that would have them to seek unto him for relief and maintenance, and cannot endure that they should seek unto others? If it be thus, with natural parents, how much more is it with our heavenly Father, who is far more ready to hear and help, then the nearest friends in the world? For when they will not afford us relief, he will: and when they are unkind, he will show himself most kind unto us; and therefore have we unkindness from men, that we might draw near to God himself, and go from those broken Cisterns which can hold no water, to the fountain of living waters where we may drink freely without restraint, and have all our wants abundantly supplied.