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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
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One of them the Prophet Jeremiah maketh mention of, saying: Unto whom shall I speak, and admonish ⟨p. 128⟩1that they may hear? behold their ears are uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken.
One of them the Prophet Ieremy maketh mention of, saying: Vnto whom shall I speake, and admonish ⟨p. 128⟩1that they may heare? behold their eares are vncircumcised, and they cannot hearken.
- 1Jeremiah 6. 10.Ieremy 6. 10.
In the words going before he had denounced heavy plagues against them in regard of their horrible and fearful transgressions, which did continually flow from them, even as waters from a fountain, vers. 7. Now hereupon some man might say, If their offences be so grievous, wherefore do not you tell them thereof? Why, (says the Prophet) unto whom shall I speak, whom shall I admonish? their ears are uncircumcised, that is, fleshly and carnal: so that albeit good instructions be brought unto them, yet they cannot hearken thereunto; but will be gazing hither and thither, and have their minds taken up with other matters. Let a debtor of theirs come unto them to pay them money, and they will not be looking on this thing and on that, when they should receive it at his hands: but when the true treasure is offered unto them freely, they are either idle, or ill employed, so that they have no mind to accept of that. Tell them a tale of lucre, which they may get; or of some injury done unto them, whereof they may take advantage, and their ears are wide open for such matters: but let there be any speech used tending to the glory of God, or the salvation of their souls, they are altogether deaf, and cannot with any life or cheerfulness listen to such things. Now how come their ears to be thus uncircumcised? because their hearts are uncircumcised: (which is the Second cause of their unwillingness