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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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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, ⟨p. 48⟩2grace shall much more abound. Thus much for the first objection.
Nay, (saith hee) not so: Answer. for though you be so stained with sinne and impiety, as I haue said: that not onely your hands, but your soules and bodies, and all bee wholly imbrued with bloody and cruell dealing, and your sinnes be as red as skarlet or crimson, which are double dyed, and died in the woll, so that you thinke it impossible to be brought to any whitnesse and purenesse againe, (as indeede in regard of men it is impossible) yet God is able to make you as white as snow. Albeit you haue receiued a double die of sinne, one in your conception, and another in the whole course of your conuersation all your life long: Yet the Lord is of that power, that hee is able to make you white as well. There is no sinne so hainous; no sinner so abominable, but vpon his humiliation and conuersion, hee can and will make him as cleane, and as pure; as iust and as righteous as Adam was before his fall, and as if hee had neuer transgressed at all. Not that hee shall be without infirmities: but in Gods account, and acceptance through Christ, hee shall be as holy as the Angels are now in heauen, or as hee himselfe shall be, when he is an heire of glory in that blessed kingdome.