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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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Nothing can satisfy, Doct. 4 and content the mind but grace.
Nothing can satisfie, Doct. 4 and content the minde but grace.
Many things there be that make show as if they could do it, 1but the truth is, all will come to short, and be found too weak for the effecting of it. Therefore the Apostle saith that Godliness is great riches with contentment. Other riches are of that nature, that the more we have, the more we desire, and the more our hearts are disquieted with the care of keeping them, and the fear of loosing them, But true piety is of that force that it draws the soul unto God, and makes it to rely on him, and one his treasures, and there is a sure stay indeed: for he will never fail nor forsake such as cast their cares upon him. 2That made David so to rejoice, when God lifted up the light of his countenance upon him: and that made Paul in whatsoever estate he was, Reasons. therewith to be content. And the reason of the doctrine is, §1because grace only repairs the image of God, (the loss whereof was the cause of all our woe) according to that saying of the Apostle, 3We all behold as in a mirror the glory of the Lord with open face, and are changed into the same image from glory to glory, Note. as by the spirit of the Lord. This is the virtue of the word, that whereas looking into other glasses, we shall see our own faces, therein we may behold Gods face: and not only so, but seeing and misliking our own deformity, shall instead thereof receive by degrees a glorious visage, and be transformed into the image of God himself, which there we do behold: and this image was it which we lost by Adams fall, and with all sound contentment: and this may we recover again in Christ through the hearing of the word, and with it true peace, and settled comfort. Let a man have the command of all the world, before he have Gods image stamped upon his soul, he shall have a restless heart, because he hath a wicked heart: he shall be like a beast, nay, worse then a beast. Adam after his eating of the forbidden fruit, had his abode in Paradise for a while: but he found that a hell, which was formerly as it were an heaven unto him: and why? because he had lost Gods image, and consequently the sweet apprehension of his favour, which before made all comfortable unto him.