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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.
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.
The second comparison, here used to express the measure of their sorrow, is taken from the example of the Jews, who when their godly and worthy king Josiah was slain in the valley of Megiddo near Hadadrimmon, in fighting against Pharaoh Necho, king of Egypt, they lamented for him very1 bitterly: and not only the common people who have not so good a government of their affections, mourned for him, but Jeremiah the Prophet also, and others of the best sort of men and women, took this loss exceedingly to heart, as seeing in the death of Josiah, the death and ruin both of Church and common wealth. In which regard it was set down as an ordinance, that they should have set times of mourning, for that affliction which befell them through his death; and such (saith the Prophet) shall be the lamentation of those that attain to the sight and sense of their sins, whereby they have slain the Lord Christ Jesus. verse 11.
The second comparison, here vsed to expresse the measure of their sorrow, is taken from the example of the Iewes, who when their godly and worthy king Iosiah was slaine in the valley of Megiddo neere Hadadrimmon, in fighting against Pharoah Necho, king of Aegipt, they lamented for him very1 bitterly: and not onely the common people who haue not so good a gouernement of their affections, mourned for him, but Ieremiah the Prophet also, and others of the best sort of men and women, tooke this losse exceedingly to heart, as seeing in the death of Iosiah, the death and ruine both of Church and common wealth. In which regard it was set downe as an ordinance, that they should haue set times of mourning, for that affliction which befell them through his death; and such (saith the Prophet) shall bee the lamentation of those that attaine to the sight and sence of their sinnes, whereby they haue slaine the Lord Christ Iesus. verse 11.