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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.
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.
But that we may not mistake the meaning of this point, we must vnderstand, that this faint-heartednesse and cowardlinesse doth not alwaies come vpon presumptuous sinners when they behold imminent dangers: for though none of them haue true courage & fortitude, yet many of them haue1 a kind of desperate stoutnesse and resolution, when they doe as it were see death present before their faces: which proceedeth from a kind of deadnesse that is vpon their hearts, and a brawninesse that hath ouergrowne their consciences to their greater condemnation. But when it pleaseth he Lord to waken them out of the dead slumber, and to set the worme of conscience aworke within them, then this doctrine holdeth true without any exception, that the boldest sinners proue at length the basest cowards; & they that haue bene most audacious in aduenturing vpon the most mischieuous euils, do become of all others most timorous when Gods reuenging hand seazeth vpon them for the same.
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