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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.
The woman in the Gospel that was troubled with a bloody issue, said in her heart before she came to Christ, Note. if I may but touch the hem of his garment only, I shall be made whole, 1and according to her faith it was unto her: for that touch healed both her soul and body: yet she had no special commandment to come, nor promise of good success if she did come, nor experience of any in her case that had sped well before her: if she were thus confident, having had so few means to confirm her, what strength of faith should we come withal, and what a steadfast expectation of mercy should we have settled in our hearts, when we come to Christ Jesus in this his ordinance? seeing that we have both a commandment, and a promise, and the examples before our eyes of such as have found unspeakable good by this holy Sacrament: and there is more reason why our Saviour should pity us, then why he should pity that woman: for we have a more dangerous issue of sin in our souls, then she had of blood in her body; and many of us have been longer troubled with it, then she was with hers: and he came rather to heal the sickness of the soul, then to cure the maladies of the body. And besides all the former, he shall have more glory by saving us from sin, then by healing her from a bodily infirmity: and the taking, and eating of the blessed Sacrament of the eternal covenant, is much more effectual to draw virtue from Christ, then the bare touching of his garment was: and he is nearer unto us now in his gracious presence, then he was unto her then, in his bodily presence.
The woman in the Gospel that was troubled with a bloody issue, said in her heart before shee came to Christ, Note. if I may but touch the hemme of his garment onely, I shal be made whole, 1and according to her faith it was vnto her: for that touch healed both her soule and body: yet shee had no speciall commandement to come, nor promise of good successe if she did come, nor experience of any in her case that had sped well before her: if shee were thus confident, hauing had so few meanes to confirme her, what strength of faith should wee come withall, and what a stedfast expectation of mercie should wee haue setled in our hearts, when wee come to Christ Iesus in this his ordinance? seeing that wee haue both a commandement, and a promise, and the examples before our eies of such as haue found vnspeakeable good by this holy Sacrament: and there is more reason why our Sauiour should pitie vs, then why he should pitie that woman: for we haue a more dangerous issue of sinne in our soules, then she had of blood in her body; and many of vs haue beene longer troubled with it, then shee was with hers: and hee came rather to heale the sicknesse of the soule, then to cure the maladies of the bodie. And besides all the former, hee shall haue more glorie by sauing vs from sinne, then by healing her from a bodilie infirmitie: and the taking, and eating of the blessed Sacrament of the eternall couenant, is much more effectuall to draw vertue from Christ, then the bare touching of his garment was: and hee is neerer vnto vs now in his gracious presence, then hee was vnto her then, in his bodilie presence.