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

The like may be seen in Paul, who for delivering the holy and powerful doctrine of the Gospel, was counted a pestilent fellow, and a troubler¹ of the whole world: not of the Saints that were in the world, but of such as were men of the world, who could not endure to have their ignorance, their Idolatry, their hypocrisy, the ill government of their tongues, of their affections and of their families, laid open and disgraced, and the reformation of these corruptions urged and pressed upon their consciences. To this same purpose we may observe further how mad and outrageous they were against Steven, Acts 7. when he came with sound doctrine to their unsound hearts: it is said when they heard the things that he delivered, ²their hearts burst for anger, and they gnashed at him with their teeth, and so giving a shout with a loud ⟨p. 138⟩voice, and stopping their ears, that they might not hear him any longer, they ran upon him with great violence, and carrying him out of the city, stoned him to death.

The like may be seene in Paul, who for deliuering the holy and powerfull doctrine of the Gospell, was counted a pestilent fellow, and a troubler¹ of the whole world: not of the Saints that were in the world, but of such as were men of the world, who could not endure to haue their ignorance, their Idolatrie, their hypocrisie, the ill gouernment of their tongues, of their affections and of their families, laid open and disgraced, and the reformation of these corruptions vrged and pressed vpon their consciences. To this same purpose we may obserue further how mad and outragious they were against Steuen, Acts 7. when hee came with sound doctrine to their vnsound hearts: it is said when they heard the things that he deliuered, ²their hearts brast for anger, and they gnashed at him with their teeth, and so giuing a shoute with a loud