A20536:868
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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But we like of the Word, Object. and love the preaching, and preachers thereof? Answ. But what measure of faith and of other graces of Gods spirit have you gotten thereby? if you be destitute of those, it is sure you have not laboured as you should for the same: for whosoever seeketh, findeth. Talking of gold & silver & the like, and declaring to others how much we affect them, will not keep us from penury: we must so labour for them, as ⟨p. 47⟩that we get them, if we would be rich men. A sluggard may desire to get the victory, but he must fight for it that will have it: and the like holds in spiritual things: those that would be partakers of them, must use the means that God hath appointed for the accomplishing of their desire.
But we like of the Word, Obiect. and loue the preaching, and preachers thereof? Answ. But what measure of faith and of other graces of Gods spirit haue you gotten thereby? if you be distitute of those, it is sure you haue not laboured as you should for the same: for whosoeuer seeketh, findeth. Talking of gold & siluer & the like, and declaring to others how much we affect them, wil not keepe vs from penury: we must so labour for them, as ⟨p. 47⟩that we get them, if we would be rich men. A sluggard may desire to get the victory, but he must fight for it that will haue it: and the like holds in spirituall things: those that would be partakers of them, must vse the meanes that God hath appointed for the accomplishing of their desire.
And therefore this rebuke lights upon the heads of all such sluggards, as will not bestir them in this weighty matter, nor live in the field of grace; nay when the crop of grace is brought home unto their houses, they will not open their doors to receive it: they will not so much as give attention to the word, but are like the high way side, that doth not so much as receive the seed that is cast upon it, but let the Devil catch away all from them.