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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.
1. First labour against that inbred pride that 1is naturally in every one of our hearts, which maketh us utterly unable to undergo disgrace: therefore was it, that though many of the chief rulers of the Jews believed in Christ, yet they durst not confess him, because of the Pharisees, who would have excommunicated them, and disgraced them to the utmost: and the reason is rendered in that place, viz. That they loved the ⟨p. 110⟩2praise of men, more then the praise of God: they stood upon their carnal credit and reputation among their neighbours and countrymen, more then upon that true credit and estimation which they might have had with the Lord and his children; and therefore was it that they were so loath to expose themselves for Christ his sake unto the shame of the world: whereas if they had had humble and lowly hearts, they would have denied themselves in their estimation among men, and have taken up the reproach of Christ as an honourable crown: let this therefore be our first work to labour against the haughtiness of our fleshly hearts.
1. First labour against that inbred pride that 1is naturally in euery one of our hearts, which maketh vs vtterly vnable to vndergoe disgrace: therefore was it, that though many of the chiefe rulers of the Iewes beleeued in Christ, yet they durst not confesse him, because of the Pharisies, who would haue excommunicated them, and disgraced them to the vtmost: and the reason is rendred in that place, viz. That they loued the ⟨p. 110⟩2praise of men, more then the praise of God: they stood vpon their carnall credite and reputation among their neighbours and countriemen, more then vpon that true credite and estimation which they might haue had with the Lord and his children; and therefore was it that they were so loath to expose themselues for Christ his sake vnto the shame of the world: whereas if they had had humble and lowlie hearts, they would haue denied themselues in their estimation among men, and haue taken vp the reproch of Christ as an honorable crowne: let this therefore be our first worke to labour against the hautinesse of our fleshly hearts.