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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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These, and the like meditations, will cause our hearts (if they be not past sense and feeling) somewhat to relent. Thus did Nehemiah aggravate their sins that lived in his time: 1and so did David his own corruptions; endeavouring in many words to make them odious in his own eyes: 2acknowledging that he was conceived in sin, (which was the fountain of all) and brought forth in iniquity: that God requireth truth in ⟨p. 56⟩the inward parts, but he had been hypocritical and falsehearted: that God had taught him wisdom in the secrete of his heart, but he had put that out of his consideration, and cast it behind his back, when it should have restrained him from all those ill courses that he took. These and many other circumstances, are either plainly expressed, or by consequent necessarily implied in that 51. Psalm, whereby he labours to set out the heinousness of his offences, that his own soul might abhor them, and all the world might see his utter detestation of them.
These, and the like meditations, will cause our hearts (if they bee not past sense and feeling) somwhat to relent. Thus did Nehemiah aggrauate their sinnes that liued in his time: 1and so did Dauid his own corruptions; endeuouring in many words to make them odious in his owne eies: 2acknowledging that hee was conceiued in sinne, (which was the fountaine of all) and brought foorth in iniquitie: that God requireth truth in ⟨p. 56⟩the inward parts, but hee had beene hypocriticall and falsehearted: that God had taught him wisdome in the secrete of his heart, but hee had put that out of his consideration, and cast it behind his backe, when it should haue restrained him from all those ill courses that hee tooke. These and many other circumstances, are either plainely expressed, or by consequent necessarily implied in that 51. Psalme, whereby hee labours to set out the hainousnesse of his offences, that his own soule might abhorre them, and all the world might see his vtter detestation of them.