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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.
Now, Objection, 1 the first objection to keep them from turning unto God (as may appear by the answer here set down) is this: You have charged us to be worse then beasts, or Sodomites, to be full of cruelty and blood, and our consciences tell us no less: seeing then we are sunk so deep in our iniquities, it seems our state is unrecoverable, and so it is bootless for us to set upon the work of repentance.
Now, Obiection, 1 the first obiection to keepe them from turning vnto God (as may appeare by the answer heere set downe) is this: You haue charged vs to be worse then beasts, or Sodomites, to be full of crueltie and blood, and our consciences tell vs no lesse: seeing then we are sunke so deepe in our iniquities, it seemes our state is vnrecouerable, and so it is bootelesse for vs to set vpon the worke of repentance.
Nay, (saith he) not so: Answer. for though you be so stained with sin and impiety, as I have said: that not only your hands, but your souls and bodies, and all be wholly imbrued with bloody and cruel dealing, and your sins be as red as scarlet or crimson, which are double dyed, and died in the wool, so that you think it impossible to be brought to any whiteness and pureness again, (as indeed in regard of men it is impossible) yet God is able to make you as white as snow. Albeit you have received a double die of sin, one in your conception, and another in the whole course of your conversation all your life long: Yet the Lord is of that power, that he is able to make you white as well. There is no sin so heinous; no sinner so abominable, but upon his humiliation and conversion, he can and will make him as clean, and as pure; as just and as righteous as Adam was before his fall, and as if he had never transgressed at all. Not that he shall be without infirmities: but in Gods account, and acceptance through Christ, he shall be as holy as the Angels are now in heaven, or as he himself shall be, when he is an heir of glory in that blessed kingdom. 1For wheresoever sin is pardoned, there it is covered from Gods eyes; he will except neither against the greatness, nor against the multitude of them: but where sin hath abounded,