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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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This he yields they did; but thence taketh advantage, and doubleth his accusation against them, turning all these things to their deeper condemnation. Vers. 11.12.13.14. What have I to do with the multitude of your sacrifices, saith the Lord? I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, &c. When ye •ime to appear before me, who required this of your hands, to tread in my courts? Bring no moe oblations in vain: incense is an abomination unto me: I cannot suffer your new moons, nor Sabbaths, nor solemn days (it is iniquity) nor solemn assemblies. My soul hateth your new moons, &c. and there is reason why God should thus abhor both them, and the worship they offered unto him. For, (as it is added) vers. 15. when they stretched out their hands in prayer, their hands were full of blood. That is, they were full of revenge, full of cruelty, and contention, and therefore they must needs perform those religious exercises hypocritically and carnally: in which respect they were worse then Sodomites: for they did but abuse their time to idleness, their apparel to pride: their diet to excess, &c. but the Jews abused the word, and the sacrifices, and the Sabbaths, and other ordinances of God: and therefore as much ⟨p. 45⟩as spiritual things are better then natural, so much worse were they that profaned the former, then the Sodomites that abused the latter.
This hee yeelds they did; but thence taketh aduantage, and doubleth his accusation against them, turning all these things to their deeper condemnation. Vers. 11.12.13.14. What haue I to doe with the multitude of your sacrifices, saith the Lord? I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, &c. When yee •ime to appeare before mee, who required this of your hands, to tread in my courts? Bring no moe oblations in vaine: incense is an abomination vnto mee: I cannot suffer your newe moones, nor Sabbaths, nor solemne daies (it is iniquitie) nor solemne assemblies. My soule hateth your new moones, &c. and there is reason why God should thus abhorre both them, and the worship they offered vnto him. For, (as it is added) vers. 15. when they stretched out their hands in praier, their hands were full of blood. That is, they were full of reuenge, full of crueltie, and contention, and therefore they must needs performe those religious exercises hypocritically and carnally: in which respect they were worse then Sodomites: for they did but abuse their time to idlenes, their apparell to pride: their diet to excesse, &c. but the Iewes abused the word, and the sacrifices, and the Sabbaths, and other ordinances of God: and therefore as much