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

And as for our own private cases, so for the ⟨p. 106⟩public state of the Church and Commonwealth; if we would have the pestilence or famine, or any other judgement removed, the way to procure this is, to repair thither, where we shall meet with many of the faithful, that will be ready to join with us in prayer, and to wrestle with the Lord by fervent and earnest supplications for the removing of his deserved strokes. And this should much encourage us and add life unto our prayers, as often as we have occasion to ask any thing in public, that God will vouchsafe unto us his gracious presence, and show by good effect that he is in the generation of the righteous.

And as for our owne priuate cases, so for the ⟨p. 106⟩publike state of the Church and Commonwealth; if wee would haue the pestilence or famine, or any other iudgement remoued, the way to procure this is, to repaire thither, where wee shall meete with many of the faithfull, that will be ready to ioyne with vs in praier, and to wrestle with the Lord by feruent and earnest supplications for the remouing of his deserued strokes. And this should much incourage vs and adde life vnto our prayers, as often as wee haue occasion to aske any thing in publike, that God will vouchsafe vnto vs his gratious presence, and shew by good effect that hee is in the generation of the righteous.

Vers. 6. Ye have made a mock of the counsel of the poor] In that the holy Prophet doth lay this unto wicked mens charge, as a heinous crime, and as the cause of his strokes that were to be inflicted upon them, this Doctrine offereth it self for our learning, that

Vers. 6. Ye haue made a mock of the counsell of the poore] In that the holy Prophet doth lay this vnto wicked mens charge, as a hainous crime, and as the cause of his strokes that were to bee inflicted vpon them, this Doctrine offereth it selfe for our learning, that