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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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18 [Come now, let us reason together.] Here the Prophet is about to meet with an objection that they might make. It's long ere men be brought to the sight of their sins: but when they come once to perceive the multitude, and grievousness of them, they begin to think their case remediless, and that it is in vain to hope for pardon: But God bids them make no such conclusions, and therefore he saith, [Come now, let us reason together:] which is in effect, as if he should have said, If you hearken what the devil and the flesh can say, that will rather make you despair, then believe: and therefore hear you withal what I can say, which if we could do, we should easily see that the arguments of Satan, and of our own wretched carnal reason, are but delusions, and that Gods arguments will swallow them up all, even as Moses true Serpent did the Serpents of the sorcerers. Hence we may learn this doctrine: that,
18 [Come now, let vs reason together.] Heere the Prophet is about to meete with an obiection that they might make. It's long ere men bee brought to the sight of their sinnes: but when they come once to perceiue the multitude, and grieuousnesse of them, they begin to thinke their case remediles, and that it is in vaine to hope for pardon: But God bids them make no such conclusions, and therefore he saith, [Come now, let vs reason together:] which is in effect, as if he should haue said, If you hearken what the diuell and the flesh can say, that will rather make you dispaire, then beleeue: and therefore heare you withall what I can say, which if wee could doe, we should easilie see that the arguments of Satan, and of our owne wretched carnall reason, are but delusions, and that Gods arguments will swallow them vp all, euen as Moses true Serpent did the Serpents of the sorcerers. Hence wee may learne this doctrine: that,
They that will come to the Lord, Doct. 7 1and do him service, must not hearken what reasons flesh and blood can yield them against it, but what reasons God can give them for it.