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Three godly and fruitful sermons; the two first preached by Master John DodThree godlie and fruitful sermons; the two first preached by Maister Iohn Dod
Three godly and fruitful sermons; the two first preached by Master John Dod: the last by Master Robert Cleaver. Whereunto are annexed, five propositions, or points of doctrine, comprehended in three other sermons, by the same authorThree godlie and fruitful sermons; the two first preached by Maister Iohn Dod: the last by Maister Robert Cleauer. Whereunto are annexed, fiue propositions, or points of doctrine, comprehended in three other sermons, by the same author
London: printed by N. Okes and F. Kingston for William Welby, 1610
THE FIRST SERMON, UPON the twelfth of Zechariah.THE FIRST SERMON, VPON the twelfth of Zechariah.
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Thirdly, here is an instruction for us, that we should strive for this holy sorrow, which will melt our hearts and refine our souls: neither let us content our selves, with every slender measure ⟨p. 47⟩thereof, but […]our to bewail our sins with a […] lamentation. Such as is mentioned in this text, viz. that we mourn as one would do for the death of his first borne, and as the Jews did for Josiah, when he was slain in the valley of Megiddo.
Thirdly, here is an instruction for vs, that we should striue for this holy sorrow, which will melt our heartes and refine our soules: neither let vs content our selues, with euery slender measure ⟨p. 47⟩thereof, but 〈…〉our to bewaile our sinnes with a 〈…〉 lamentation. Such as is mentioned in this text, viz. that we mourne as one would doe for the death of his first borne, and as the Iewes did for Iosiah, when he was slaine in the valley of Megiddo.
Object. But (will some say) if this be required of all true Christians, who can say that he is such an one? for few or none have attained to such deep and piercing grief.
Obiect. But (will some say) if this be required of all true Christians, who can say that he is such an one? for few or none haue attained to such deepe and piercing griefe.
Ans. Indeed it is true for the most part, yet not generally for some have been as throughly wounded with sorrow for their heinous transgressions, as any man hath been for his child's death, or as they were for Josiahs death: and as for others that have not been altogether so deeply plunged in grief and anguish, they take up that in continuance, which they wanted in present passion. Natural mourning is ordinarily more violent, as we may observe in Davids mourning for Absalom, who cried out in the bitterness of his heart, so that the people might hear him: but godly lamentation is more lasting and durable. So that the one may be well compared to a land-flood, which maketh a great show and noise for the time, but come a week after, and there will be little appearance thereof: and the other, to wit godly sorrow, may be likened to a still and constant rain, which entereth more deeply into the ground, and remaineth longer, and doth more good a great deal, then a sudden, violent, and tempestuous shower.