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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
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.
1 That it proceed from a hatred of sin. 2 From hope of mercy.
1 That it proceed from a hatred of sinne. 2 From hope of mercie.
1 Concerning the former, §1wheresoever the hatred of sin is wanting, 1(as it was in Saul and Pharaoh, when they made acknowledgement of their offences) it is plain that the parties confessing are not weary of their sins, §22but of their plagues, as Pharaoh was: that their acknowledgement proceedeth not from inward remorse for their faults, §1but from some sudden passion, 3and from the force of their natural conscience; as in Saul it is evident: for both of them fell presently to their old works and ways again, and returned with the dog to their vomit, and with the sow to their wallowing in the mire; and so it is with many: when the snares of death lay hold of them, or some heavy plague lies upon them, or the flashings of a guilty conscience begin to scorch them, 4they are in great perplexity and anguish, even at their wits end, and know not what to do, nor what course to take for the obtaining of some ease: And then even as a dog that hath overgorged his stomach, will vomit up that which paineth and troubleth him: so will they in like case vomit out some passionate confession: look what comes first to their minds, and most troubleth and frighteth them, out it shall to one or other. But as the dog, when he is eased of his former pain, will return again to his loathsome vomit, and eat up that which before he had rid his stomach of: so will they betake themselves to their old custom and fashion of life again, and fall to the fresh practise of those odious & monstrous evils, which upon the bed of their sickness, or in the day of their heaviness, they in word acknowledged, and renounced as vile and abominable. If now of dogs they had been made sheep, they would never have lapped up their filthy vomit again: that were enough to poison a sheep that pleaseth a dog.