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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.
Shalt thou reign because thou closest thy self in Cedar? Did not thy father eat and drink, and prosper, when he executed judgement and justice? &c. Where is declared, in the example of Josiah, the godly father on the one side, that the true knowledge of God, and the practise of godliness, and of righteousness, bringeth all true honour and prosperity: and on the other side, in the example of Jehoiakim the wicked son, is showed, that impiety joined with oppression and cruelty, with fraud and deceit, and injurious dealing, doth bring the curse of God in life and death: that it maketh a man live a base and dishonourable life, and die a shameful and ignominious death: that while he is in the world, he shall live undesired: and when he goeth out of the world, he shall die unlamented.
Shalt thou reigne because thou closest thy selfe in Cedar? Did not thy father eat and drinke, and prosper, when he executed iudgement and iustice? &c. Where is declared, in the example of Iosiah, the godly father on the one side, that the true knowledge of God, and the practise of godlinesse, and of righteousnesse, bringeth all true honour and prosperitie: and on the other side, in the example of Iehoiakim the wicked sonne, is shewed, that impietie ioined with oppression and cruelty, with fraud and deceit, and iniurious dealing, doth bring the curse of God in life and death: that it maketh a man liue a base and dishonourable life, and die a shamefull and ignominious death: that while he is in the world, he shall liue vndesired: and when he goeth out of the world, hee shall die vnlamented.
This is also for our instruction; Use 2 that if we would have the good things of the land, and eat of the same, that is, have the comfortable use and enjoyment thereof, then let us yield our free consent to be dutiful and obedient to the Lord. Otherwise a man may have the things of this life, and yet not have his part in them: He may have much meat, and drink, and apparel, and riches, and honour, and yet have no sound comfort in any of them all. A poor man that feareth God, though ⟨p. 104⟩