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Seven godly and fruitful sermons. The six first preached by Master John DodSeuen godlie and fruitfull sermons. The six first preached by Master Iohn Dod
Seven godly and fruitful sermons. The six first preached by Master John Dod: the last by Master Robert Cleaver. Whereunto is annexed, a brief discourse, touching, 1. Extinguishing of the spirit, 2. Murmuring in afflictionSeuen godlie and fruitfull sermons. The six first preached by Master Iohn Dod: the last by Master Robert Cleauer. Whereunto is annexed, a briefe discourse, touching, 1. Extinguishing of the spirit, 2. Murmuring in affliction
London: printed by Felix Kyngston for William Welby, 1614
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So others there are, that hope they love the truth: but let one of the Family of love, or of the Brownists set upon them, and what will they do? presently begin to think, and speak hardly of the servants and services of God, and of the truth of God. This plainly argueth that there was in the heart but little love of the truth, but much proneness and aptness unto errors and heresies. He is the truly courageous soldiers that will stand to it, when the skirmish is at hottest: as for those that will brag much before, and betake them to their ⟨p. 71⟩heels, or join (for fear) with the adversary when the battle begins, they are mere cowards, utterly unworthy of the name of soldiers.
So others there are, that hope they loue the truth: but let one of the Family of loue, or of the Brownists set vpon them, and what will they doe? presently begin to thinke, and speake hardly of the seruants and seruices of God, and of the truth of God. This plainely argueth that there was in the heart but little loue of the truth, but much pronenesse and aptnesse vnto errours and heresies. He is the truly couragious souldiers that will stand to it, when the skirmish is at hottest: as for those that wil bragge much before, and betake them to their ⟨p. 71⟩heeles, or ioyne (for feare) with the aduersarie when the battell begins, they are meere cowards, vtterly vnworthy of the name of souldiers.
Again, others are conceited that they have merciful hearts; but hereby they manifest the quite contrary, that they give so little of their superfluity to those that are in necessity, whose hearts might be gladded, and whose souls might be stirred up to offer praises and prayers unto the Lord for them, in regard of their liberality.
Againe, others are conceited that they haue mercifull hearts; but hereby they manifest the quite contrary, that they giue so little of their superfluity to those that are in necessity, whose hearts might bee gladded, and whose soules might bee stirred vp to offer praises and prayers vnto the Lord for them, in regard of their liberality.