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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Seeing that we cannot set our affections both on carnal things, and on spiritual, let us reject the worst, Use. 2 and embrace the best: let us leave the things that are momentany, and lay fast hold on the things that are eternal: and that we may be persuaded hereunto the rather, let us weigh with our selves what our Saviour here saith of this temporal food: He calleth it meat that doth perish. And the like may be said of all other things: Labour not for the wealth that perisheth: when we have gotten all that may be gotten, what is it? it is but a corruptible treasure, that is quickly gone: He that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the middest of his days, 1and at his end shall be a fool. When men have heaped up all the wealth that possibly they can, it is but as a great heap of snow: let the Sun of Gods displeasure arise upon it, and it presently melteth and vanisheth: but suppose riches do continue with us, there is such corruption in our hearts, that they are rather likely to poison and infect us, then any way to further us in the course of godliness: therefore are they called wicked Mammon. We do account him a silly man, that will accept of money, or meat, or garments that are suspected to be infectious, in that they come from such as have had the plague-sore running upon them: and yet certainly these things cannot be in any degree so dangerous as riches are unto those that lay open their hearts as it were to entertain the love of them: the former do but endanger this present life: ⟨p. 44⟩the latter do undoubtedly (without repentance) deprive men of everlasting life: and therefore exceeding great is their madness that will so eagerly pursue after such vanities, especially seeing by reason of the uncertainty of their life, they have not any assurance to enjoy them, no not one hour: whereas grace (as after shall be showed) is an incomparable & an incorruptible Jewel, which they must needs forgo while they so greedily hunt after these trifles of the world. But that there be no mistaking of that which hath been spoken, we must understand that the purpose of it hath not been to withdraw any from labouring in his calling, and providing for himself and his family: but only to persuade men in all their labours to serve God, and in seeking earthly things to propose unto themselves an heavenly end:
Seeing that we cannot set our affections both on carnall things, and on spirituall, let vs reiect the worst, Vse. 2 and embrace the best: let vs leaue the things that are momentanie, and lay fast hold on the things that are eternall: and that we may be perswaded hereunto the rather, let vs weigh with our selues what our Sauiour here saith of this temporall food: He calleth it meate that doth perish. And the like may be said of all other things: Labour not for the wealth that perisheth: when we haue gotten all that may be gotten, what is it? it is but a corruptible treasure, that is quickly gone: He that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leaue them in the middest of his daeies,