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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.
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And the like reason is given by the Apostle Peter, who speaking of unregenerate men, saith, that it seemeth strange to them, that the godly run not 1with them to the same excess of riot: and therefore (saith he) speak they evil of you. The cause why they traduce and defame them, is not because2 they are evil, but because they will not be as bad as themselves: not because they have committed great faults, but because they will not commit them. And this we may observe in our own experience, that the most holy exercises are most offensive unto carnal persons: and that they exclaim against many things, as if they were heinous crimes, which God hath commanded as necessary duties: to wit, fasting and prayer, and hearing of the word, and such like, which as occasion serveth, must of necessity be performed: these are the holy men (say they) that must needs be more forward then all their neighbours; that will not allow of good fellowship and of merry meetings, but are altogether for praying and for preaching, &c. when others are sporting and dancing, and recreating themselves: I warrant you they are but mere hypocrites and dissemblers: their hearts are as bad as the worst, and none are more disloyal subjects to their Prince then such are. These are hard charges, yet such as befell Christ ⟨p. 118⟩Jesus himself, who among many other false imputations was esteemed an enemy to Caesar. But whence proceed all these hard surmises and censures? Surely from this, that Gods children do endeavour from a true and faithful heart to serve and please the Lord in all things, and do refuse to walk with the multitude in the broad way that leads unto destruction. Here is the matter whereupon all their malice doth work: and this ariseth,
And the like reason is giuen by the Apostle Peter, who speaking of vnregenerate men, saith, that it seemeth strange to them, that the godly runne not 1with them to the same excesse of riot: and therefore (saith hee) speake they euill of you. The cause why they traduce and defame them, is not because2