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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.
These Jews marvelled that God did not help them when they cried unto him: but God reckons and calleth these their cryings howlings and not prayers, because they were only grieved for their afflictions, but nothing touched for their sins, which brought the hand of God upon them. And they were much more desirous of corn and wine, then of the favour of God and the graces of his spirit.
These Iewes maruelled that God did not helpe them when they cried vnto him: but God reckons and calleth these their cryings howlings and not prayers, because they were only grieued for their afflictions, but nothing touched for their sinnes, which brought the hand of God vpon them. And they were much more desirous of corne and wine, then of the fauour of God and the graces of his spirit.
Also the prayers that are only spent about carnal things come not from the love of God, but from the love of the world. 1. Joh. 2. 15.
Also the praiers that are only spent about carnall things come not from the loue of God, but from the loue of the world. 1. Ioh. 2. 15.
According to the greatness of our desire after earthly things, so is the greatness of our pride: now (God we know) resisteth the proud, and raiseth up, quickeneth, and comforteth the lowly: and as any man is more humble, so he doth more thirst after and labour for the grace of God; and therefore he only is fitted for it, and all other mercies with it.