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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 THIRD SERMON upon the fourteenth Psalm.THE THIRD SERMON vpon the fourteenth Psalme.
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.
A fourth cause of their great terror is, the1 guiltiness of their consciences. They have imposed upon them grievous burdens, which when the world went well with them, they scarce ever felt: but in time of distress they are made sensible thereof; and then they have as it were a hell within them, and are continually upon the rack.
A fourth cause of their great terrour is, the1 guiltinesse of their consciences. They haue imposed vpon them grieuous burdens, which when the world went well with them, they scarse euer felt: but in time of distresse they are made sensible thereof; and then they haue as it were a hell within them, and are continually vpon the racke.
- 1The guiltiness of their consciences.The guiltinesse of their consciences.
But that we may not mistake the meaning of this point, we must understand, that this faint-heartednesse and cowardliness doth not always come upon presumptuous sinners when they behold imminent dangers: for though none of them have true courage & fortitude, yet many of them have1 a kind of desperate stoutness and resolution, when they do as it were see death present before their faces: which proceedeth from a kind of deadness that is upon their hearts, and a brawniness that hath overgrown their consciences to their greater condemnation. But when it pleaseth he Lord to waken them out of the dead slumber, and to set the worm of conscience awork within them, then this doctrine holdeth true without any exception, that the boldest sinners prove at length the basest cowards; & they that have been most audacious in adventuring upon the most mischievous evils, do become of all others most timorous when Gods revenging hand seizeth upon them for the same.