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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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But that we may not mistake the meaning of this point, we must understand, that this faintheartedness and cowardliness doth not always come upon presumptuous sinners when they behold ⟨p. 86⟩imminent dangers: for though none of them have true courage & fortitude, Note. yet many of them have a kind of desperate stoutness and resolution, when they do as it were see death present before their faces: which proceedeth from a kind of deadness that is upon their hearts, and a brawniness that hath overgrown their consciences to their greater condemnation. But when it pleaseth the Lord to waken them out of the dead slumber, and to set the worm of conscience awork within them, then this doctrine holdeth true without any exception, that the boldest sinners proves at length the basest cowards; and they that have bin most audacious in adventuring upon the most mischievous evils, do become of all others most timorous when Gods revenging hand seizeth upon them for the same.
But that wee may not mistake the meaning of this point, wee must vnderstand, that this faintheartednesse and cowardlinesse doth not alwaies come vpon presumptuous sinners when they behold ⟨p. 86⟩imminent dangers: for though none of them haue true courage & fortitude, Note. yet many of them haue a kind of desperate stoutnesse and resolution, when they doe as it were see death present before their faces: which proceedeth from a kind of deadnesse that is vpon their hearts, and a brawninesse that hath ouergrowne their consciences to their greater condemnation. But when it pleaseth the Lord to waken them out of the dead slumber, and to set the worme of conscience aworke within them, then this doctrine holdeth true without any exception, that the boldest sinners proues at length the basest cowards; and they that haue bin most audacious in aduenturing vpon the most mischieuous euils, doe become of all others most timorous when Gods reuenging hand seazeth vpon them for the same.