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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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And to come more particularly to our selves: who hath that wisdom that he should, have to make his use of prosperity, or adversity? to profit by Gods hand in mercy or in judgement, upon our selves, or others? nay, who hath attained to that soundness of judgement, as to understand the Scriptures so well as he should when he readeth them, or heareth them read by others? or (which is a far easier matter) to make a right use of them in applying them to his own soul, when they are plainly and soundly preached, and expounded unto him? he that thinketh that he knoweth any thing fully and perfectly in these matters, let him be assured that he knoweth nothing as yet, 1as he ought to know: and as for him that is wise in his own conceit, there is more hope of a fool then of him. For a natural fool, though he be not capable of instruction, and advise, yet by the whip may be kept within some compass: 2but nothing will be available with a conceited fool. Though thou shouldest bray him in a mortar (as the wise man speaketh) among wheat brayed with a p• stell ⟨p. 77⟩yet will not his foolishness depart from him,: you may sooner drive his soul out of his body, then you can drive folly out of his soul.
And to come more particularly to our selues: who hath that wisedome that he should, haue to make his vse of prosperity, or aduersitie? to profit by Gods hand in mercie or in iudgement, vpon our selues, or others? nay, who hath attained to that soundnesse of iudgement, as to vnderstand the Scriptures so well as hee should when hee readeth them, or heareth them read by others? or (which is a farre easier matter) to make a right vse of them in applying them to his own soule, when they are plainely and soundly preached, and expounded vnto him? he that thinketh that hee knoweth any thing fully and perfectly in these matters, let him be assured that hee knoweth nothing as yet, 1as hee ought to know: and as for him that is wise in his owne conceite, there is more hope of a foole then of him. For a naturall foole, though hee bee not capable of instruction, and aduise, yet by the whip may bee kept within some compasse: