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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.
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Use. 2 Secondly, let this teach us to exercise our thoughts often and earnestly in considering what evils we have committed against our blessed Saviour, and what he hath done for us notwithstanding: let us look upon him by the eye of faith, and see him crucified and hanging upon the cross for our iniquities. And this we may better behold1 in the preaching of the Gospel, and in the administration of the Sacraments, then if we had been standing by when he was put to death between the two thieves: for that would have daunted and amazed us, as it did the disciples that were Christ his followers: whereas in these ordinances of God, viz. the word and the Sacrament, his sufferings are lively expressed and represented unto us, so that we may more clearly and fully see the love of the Father, and of the Son through the working of the holy Ghost in our hearts, than ⟨p. 43⟩they could that were eye-witnesses of his bitter passion.
Vse. 2 Secondly, let this teach vs to exercise our thoughts often and earnestly in considering what euils we haue committed against our blessed Sauiour, and what he hath done for vs notwithstanding: let vs looke vpon him by the eye of faith, and see him crucified and hanging vpon the crosse for our iniquities. And this we may better behold1 in the preaching of the Gospel, and in the administration of the Sacraments, then if we had bene standing by when he was put to death betweene the two theeues: for that would haue daunted and amazed vs, as it did the disciples that were Christ his followers: whereas in these ordinances of God, viz. the word and the Sacrament, his sufferings are liuely expressed and represented vnto vs, so that wee may more clearely and fully see the loue of the Father, and of the Sonne through the working of the holy Ghost in our hearts, than ⟨p. 43⟩they could that were eye-witnesses of his bitter passion.