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Ten sermons tending chiefly to the fitting of men for the worthy receiving of…Ten sermons tending chiefely to the fitting of men for the worthy receiuing of…
Ten sermons tending chiefly to the fitting of men for the worthy receiving of the Lords Supper Wherein amongst many other holy instructions: the doctrines of sound repentance and humiliation, and of Gods special favours unto penitent sinners, and worthy communicants are largely and effectually handled. The six first, by I. Dod. The four last, by R. Cleaver. Whereunto is annexed, a plain and learned metaphrase on the epistle to the Colossians, written by a godly and judicious preacher. There is also set before the sermons, a short dialogue of preparation: containing the chief points that concern the worthy receiving of the Lords Supper, taken for the most part, out of the sermons following: and collected into a method for the benefit and ease of those that desire direction in this matter.Ten sermons tending chiefely to the fitting of men for the worthy receiuing of the Lords Supper VVherein amongst many other holy instructions: the doctrines of sound repentance and humiliation, and of Gods speciall fauours vnto penitent sinners, and worthy communicants are largely and effectually handled. The six first, by I. Dod. The foure last, by R. Cleauer. Whereunto is annexed, a plaine and learned metaphrase on the epistle to the Collossians, written by a godly and iudicious preacher. There is also set before the sermons, a short dialogue of preparation: containing the chiefe points that concerne the worthy receiuing of the Lords Supper, taken for the most part, out of the sermons following: and collected into a method for the benefit and ease of those that desire direction in this matter.
London: printed by William Hall for Roger Jackson, 1610London: printed by William Hall for Roger Iackson, 1610
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So others when they are passionate and distempered; tell them of it, & their answer is ready: What? would you not have a man angry with sin? Oh this is base hypocrisy, and sinful disguising of your fault: for tell me, you that can be so eager against small offences in others, when they concern your self, Note. do you not bear with greater faults both in others and in your self, when they do more nearly touch the glory of God? your own heart tell you that it is so, and therefore never suffer your violent distempers and outrages to go under the visard of zeal against sin, but let them go for hateful passions as they are.
So others when they are passionate and distempered; tell them of it, & their answer is readie: What? would you not haue a man angrie with sin? Oh this is base hypocrisie, and sinnefull disguising of your fault: for tell mee, you that can bee so eager against small offences in others, when they concerne your selfe, Note. do you not beare with greater faults both in others and in your selfe, when they doe more neerely touch the glorie of God? your owne heart tel you that it is so, and therefore neuer suffer your violent distempers and outrages to goe vnder the visard of zeale against sinne, but let them goe for hatefull passions as they are.
Others we shall find that will term their covetousness, frugality, their pride in apparel, comeliness and decency, 1and the like: all which persons little consider what great injury they do to their souls this while: for now the word cannot cure them of those sins which they would fain think (though their hearts tell them otherwise) to be no sins: they can never humble themselves by repentance for them; and therefore they stand guilty before Gods judgement seat to answer for them, besides all the hurt they shall in this life sustain in regard of them.
Others wee shall finde that will terme their couetousnes, frugalitte, their pride in apparell, comlines and decencie,