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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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This doctrine the Psalmist confirmeth unto us in sundry other places, 1as Psalm. 1. & 112 &c. In the former whereof he declareth, who is a man truly religious, to wit, he that escheweth ill counsels, and sinful practises, and on the other side, embraceth and delighteth in goodness and godliness, and in the means of obtaining and increasing the same: and then he pronounceth such a man blessed: Blessed (saith he) is the man that doth not walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the way of sinners &c. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in his law will he meditate day and night. And to the same effect is that in the other Psalm before named: Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, and delighteth greatly in his commandments &c. Throughout which Psalm, we may observe as the true and certain notes of a righteous man, so also his privileges, which are very many, and very great, both in regard of himself, and of his posterity, which shall speed the better for his sake. Notable likewise is that place of Deuteronomy, 2where the Lord speaketh unto his Church in this manner: Blessed art thou O Israel, who is like unto thee, O people saved by the Lord, the shield of thy help, & the sword of thy glory? ⟨p. 3⟩which speech is not to be understood, as pertaining only to that nation, but as belonging to all that are the true Israel of God, and that serve him with an upright and faithful heart. Now what saith he of them? Who is like unto thee, O Israel? Why, if they should have looked to outward things, they might have answered, the Egyptians, the Edomites, Assyrians, yea the very Canaanites themselves are like unto us, yea far beyond us: for at that time when this was spoken, they were in the wilderness, travelling towards the promised land: and what great matters had they then? Moses who was the best of them, had not a house to rest his head in, none of them could say: this is my ground, there is my corn, thus large are my revenues by the year &c. but they were all tenants at will, at a days, or at an hours warning or less, even as Gods pleasure was: yet the Lord maketh a challenge against all the world: Who is like unto thee O people saved by the Lord?