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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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They cannot live peaceably in the day, nor rest quietly in the night: as we may see in gamesters, who break their sleep, misspend their time and strength, deprive themselves of a comfortable estate, and bring many miseries upon themselves, and their families, by the over eager pursuit of their ungodly and unthrifty courses. It is a woeful and lamentable case, that frantic persons are in, that must have every one in the family to attend upon them, and to have an eye unto them, least they should hang themselves, or drown themselves, or get a knife to cut their throats, or some way or other work themselves mischief: but far worse is their case, that are possest with a spiritual frenzy, and led by the suggestions of Satan, who ⟨p. 25⟩are evermore labouring to work out their own overthrow, & to bring upon themselves destruction of body & soul: which is the reward that Satan giveth them, §31for all their pains that they have taken in serving him, and in fulfilling the lust of their own wicked flesh: according to the saying of the Apostle, 2The wages of sin is death: that is, everlasting death: Which is an utter separation from Gods blessed presence, and from all manner of comforts whatsoever, to endure unspeakable and endless torments in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone, 3which is the second death.
They cannot liue peaceably in the day, nor rest quietly in the night: as we may see in gamesters, who breake their sleepe, mispend their time and strength, depriue themselues of a comfortable estate, and bring many miseries vpon themselues, and their families, by the ouer eager pursuite of their vngodly and vnthrifty courses. It is a wofull and lamentable case, that franticke persons are in, that must haue euery one in the family to attend vpon them, and to haue an eye vnto them, least they should hang themselues, or drowne themselues, or get a kfe to cut their throates, or some way or other worke themselues mischiefe: but farre worse is their case, that are possest with a spirituall frenzie, and led by the suggestions of Sathan, who ⟨p. 25⟩