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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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The lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life. Where by the lust of the flesh, are all kinds of concupiscence meant, as in eating and drinking. 2. By the lust of the eyes, are meant all such things as content the eyes, as fair houses, goodly pastures, great store of cattle, gorgeous furniture, &c. 3. ⟨p. 41⟩By the pride of life is meant advancement and dignity, &c. or great men in the world any way, either in place or in estimation for any special parts or endowments. All the things of the world may be drawn unto one of these three heads: of pleasure, profit, or credit. And concerning all these he saith, that they are not of the Father: honest delights, wealth, and preferment are from the Father, but the love of these is not from the Father, but from the world: & therefore whosoever inordinately affecteth them, is a worldling, not a Christian. Therefore the Apostle exhorteth the Colossians: If ye be risen with Christ, 1seek those things which are above, and set your affections on things which are above, and not on the things which are beneath: implying that they could not do both. It is as possible for a man to rise and fall, to climb upward, and to descend downward, at the same instant, as to be godly and worldly, to ascend to heavenwards, and to grovel to the earthwards; they cannot be verified of the same person, at one and the same time. And the reason is taken from that of our Saviour: Reason. 2No man can serve two masters; for being of contrary dispositions and affections, as God and the world, or rather the Prince of the world are: either of them would be whole master, and requireth the whole man. Doth voluptuousness take place in the heart? it will not endure any matters of religion to be thought of, or spoken of: but that must have the ordering of the cogitations of the mind, and of the speeches of the mouth, and of the actions of the body. Doth worldliness or haughtiness bear sway? then will they extinguish all the sparks of goodness that are in a man, and quite put out the light of religion: carrying all the meditations and practises of the party towards the obtaining of that which is aimed at. On the contrary, if religion once get the better and begin to rule in the heart, it will root out sin, and make those that were Satan's bondslaves before, to become Gods free men: