A20536:849
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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If then all shall be at that time judged and rewarded, according to their thoughts, most sure it is, that God well observed the same while they lived upon the face of the earth, and kept the same in his book of records. Use 1
If then all shall be at that time iudged and rewarded, according to their thoughts, most sure it is, that God well obserued the same while they liued vpon the face of the earth, and kept the same in his booke of records. Vse 1
Since the Lord marketh, 1whether men come in love and in sincerity, or for fashion and in hypocrisy, let this teach us to present our souls before the Lord, and to serve him soundly and religiously: not only behaving our selves in as orderly a manner as others do, but in as holy a manner as we can. Divers there are that will repair to Gods house as often as the best and make a colourable show of reverence in Gods worship, sitting modestly in the view of the congregation, not gazing hither and thither, nor expressing any unseemly behaviour: yet nevertheless except God see their hearts well exercised, all that men behold, and take notice of, is nothing worth. 2They seemed to be very forward, of whom the Prophet Isaiah maketh mention, they would inquire after the ordinances of judgement and justice, and seek the Lord, and not by fits and starts, but daily: they would be at every lecture of the Prophets, and observe every Sabbath, mark what was delivered, make repetition of the same; and if there were any thing that they understood not, they would ask direction, and search out the meaning of it: and yet the Prophet is bid to cry out against them with full mouth: Cry aloud (saith GOD) lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgression, and to the house of Jacob their sins. And that because they came with hollow and hypocritical hearts, as their unholy and unrighteous behaviour afterwards did witness to their faces.