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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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Have we not these outward things? Godliness will make a supply in stead of all: for that is great gain with contentment: in comparison of which, 1all the promises of contentedness that other things make unto us, will be found to be but mere illusions; because it certifieth our souls that God will provide sufficiently for us, which persuasion alone is able to stay the restless and unsettled minds of the sons of men, from pursuing after the unprofitable, deceitful, and lying vanities of this present evil world.
Haue we not these outward things? Godlinesse wil make a supply in stead of all: for that is great gaine with contentment: in cōparison of which, 1all the promises of contentednesse that other things make vnto vs, will be found to be but meere illusions; because it certifieth our soules that God will prouide sufficiently for vs, which perswasion alone is able to stay the restlesse and vnsetled mindes of the sonnes of men, from pursuing after the vnprofitable, deceitfull, and lying vanities of this present euill world.
Seeing religion is such an incomparable treasure, Use. 2 it should instruct us in the second place to have the means in due estimation, whereby we may be made truly religious, by which our minds that are blind, may be enlightened, our hearts of crooked may be made straight, of proud may be made humble, and of fraudulent may be made true and faithful. And those means are the Word, the Sacrament, Prayer, and the like, which are the steps whereby we must ascend unto this honourable estate: for it is as possible for men to make stairs to climb up unto the sky, as for us without these, to ascend unto heaven, by any devices of our own framing.