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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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A second mischief that usually accompanieth such exercises, §21is, misspending of too much time in their vain delights: which may well be called vain, when they either wholly, or for the most part hinder men from Gods service, and from the works of their callings, and make them altogether vain, & idle, & unprofitable burdens of the earth. Satan that old serpent (whom they serve that are thus in bondage to their fond and wretched lusts) hath many cunning wiles, and crafty fetches, both to allure them into his snares, and to hold them fast when he hath entangled them: and this is one amongst the rest; Note. that when one gets, and feels it coming, he stirreth up in him such a lust after gold and silver, or whatsoever they play for, that they cannot make an end in any time. And if any one loose, he persuades him (though indeed there needs not any great ado to persuade them, their own corruptions carrying too great a sway over them in this respect) to play one game more, to try if they can recover that which they have lost, and not to let the winners give over with such damage unto them, and advantage unto themselves: and so let slip many a precious hour, wherein, if they were well busied, they might get more good unto their souls, then all the world is worth.
A second mischiefe that vsually accompanieth such exercises, §21is, mispending of too much time in their vaine delights: which may well be called vaine, when they either wholly, or for the most part hinder men from Gods seruice, and from the works of their callings, and make them altogether vaine, & idle, & vnprofitable burdēs of the earth. Satan that old serpent (whom they serue that are thus in bondage to their fond and wretched lusts) hath many cunning wiles, and craftie fetches, both to allure them into his snares, and to hold them fast when hee hath intangled them: and this is one amongst the rest; Note. that when one gets, and feeles it comming, hee stirreth vp in him such a lust after gold and siluer, or whatsoeuer they play for, that they cannot make an end in any time. And if any one loose, hee perswades him (though indeed there needes not any great adoe to perswade them, their owne corruptions carrying too great a sway ouer them in this respect) to play one game more, to trie if they can recouer that which they haue lost, and not to let the winners giue ouer with such dammage vnto them, and aduantage vnto themselues: and so let slip many a precious houre, wherein, if they were well busied, they might get moregood vnto their soules, then all the world is worth.