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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.
1Seeing then it is evident, that Gods Spirit alone can persuade us of the love and favour of our heavenly Father towards us, that so we may be in case to pray unto him: and withal must furnish us with the matter, and help us in the manner of our prayers, and humble us in the sight of our own miserable wants, that so we may be more earnest and fervent in the requests that we make: the point now in hand, may hence be strongly concluded; to wit, that none can make a faithful prayer without the special aid and direction of the holy Ghost: which serveth,
1Seeing then it is euident, that Gods Spirit alone can perswade vs of the loue and fauour of our heauenly Father towards vs, that so we may be in case to pray vnto him: and withall must furnish vs with the matter, and helpe vs in the manner of our praiers, and humble vs in the sight of our owne miserable wants, that so we may bee more earnest and feruent in the requests that we make: the point now in hand, may hence be strongly concluded; to wit, that none can make a faithfull prayer without the speciall ayde and direction of the holy Ghost: which serueth,
- 1Reasons collected from the former places.
Use 1 First for the confutation of those senseless people, that will be talking and bragging how they ⟨p. 27⟩pray day and night. They that know what it is to lift up a fervent prayer unto the heavens, do easily discern that they are but mere braggers and boasters, and that indeed they never made one faithful prayer since they were borne, because they are, and still have been sensual and carnal, and utterly void of any sanctifying grace of Gods spirit: and therefore so far are they from having any cause of rejoicing in regard of their good prayers (as they call them) that they have great cause to be humbled for them, as being works of the flesh, and not of the Spirit, such as do rather provoke the Lords displeasure against them, then pacify his anger, or any way procure his favour towards them.