A20536:580
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.
1 That think they have no calling to come to the Sacrament, because they see more and greater faults in themselves, 1then they can espy, or then, indeed, there are in many other Christians: and it may be, Doct. 9 more then heretofore they saw in themselves. They find so much hypocrisy, so much pride, Use. 1 so much vain-glory and self-love: such blindness of mind, drowsiness of spirit, deadness of heart: such unwillingness to hear, or read, or meditate; to pray, to receive the Sacrament, to sing Psalms, and the like, that they are wonderfully disheartened, and begin to fear that God will in no sort accept of them, if they should come unto the table of his Son. But they must take heed how they give way to such conceits, for the things above mentioned, do not exclude them from having right unto Christ Jesus, and to his merits, and therefore should by no means keep them from the holy Sacrament.
1 That thinke they haue no calling to come to the Sacrament, because they see more and greater faults in themselues, 1then they can espie, or then, indeede, there are in many other Christians: and it may bee, Doct. 9 more then heretofore they saw in themselues. They finde so much hypocrisie, so much pride, Vse. 1 so much vaine-glorie and selfe-loue: such blindnesse of mind, drousinesse of spirit, deadnesse of heart: such vnwillingnesse to heare, or reade, or meditate; to pray, to receiue the Sacrament, to sing Psalmes, and the like, that they are wonderfully dishartened, and begin to feare that God will in no sort accept of them, if they should come vnto the table of his sonne. But they must take heede how they giue way to such conceits, for the things aboue mencioned, doe not exclude them from hauing right vnto Christ Iesus, and to his merits, and therefore should by no meanes keepe them from the holy Sacrament.
- 1See the reasons in the former Sermon.