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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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Which maketh for the just reproof and condemnation of those that fail in this duty. Use. 1 They pretend they would fain have God to pardon their sins, but they will bring no bill of indictment against themselves, only in general they will acknowledge themselves to be sinners as all are, but will grow to no partion lars at all. They have some wit and skill to set out other mens sins to the view of the world, in every branch & circumstance thereof: Note. so that many times they make them greater in appearance, then they are indeed: but come to any offence of their own, & if you cannot prove it, they will not confess it: if you can prove it, they will excuse it. It was not long of them; such & such provoked them, or enticed and allured them: but that would not serve Adams turn, that Eve persuaded him to eat of the forbidden fruit: neither would that clear Ahab, that Jezebels hand was chief in the murdering & robbing of Naboth. They should rather have harkened to Gods voice, then unto the wicked counsels and persuasions of any: and if they had any work of Gods spirit in their hearts, they would charge ⟨p. 31⟩themselves and not others. For grant that the occasion of their fall was more from them, yet the cause was in themselves, even their own cursed corruption, and rebellious disposition. And therefore their labouring to put off the blame and shame of their sins upon others, evidently proclaimeth, that they have not an understanding mind, nor a broken, and humble, and penitent heart. And the like may be said of those: that howsoever they will come to a recital of divers misdemeanours, either before God or men, or both: as the quality of their offences requireth the same, yet they do it so slightly and coldly, that though they name particulars, it is sure they are not touched with them: such a cold confession will bring as cold consolation; their faint and careless suing for a pardon, is the next way to procure them a denial.
Which maketh for the iust reproofe and condemnation of those that faile in this dutie. Vse. 1 They pretēd they would fain haue God to pardon their sins, but they will bring no bill of inditement against thēselues, only in generall they wil acknowledge themselues to be sinners as all are, but will grow to no partion lars at all. They haue some wit and skill to set out other mens sins to the view of the world, in euery branch & circumstance therof: Note. so that many times they make them greater in appearance, then they are indeed: but come to any offence of their owne, & if you cannot proue it, they will not confesse it: if you can proue it, they wil excuse it. It was not long of them; such & such prouoked them, or intised and allured them: but that would not serue Adams turne, that Eue perswaded him to eate of the forbidden fruit: neither would that cleere Ahab, that Iezabels hand was chief in the murdering & robbing of Naboth. They should rather haue harkened to Gods voice, then vnto the wicked counsels and perswasions of any: and if they had any worke of Gods spirit in their hearts, they would charge