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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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Fourthly, §4God would have his people often to taste of adversities, & troubles, that so they might learn to trust in him, whereas otherwise they would make the arm of flesh to be their stay and confidence. This the Lord himself avoucheth in the prophecy of Zephanie, saying, 1I will leave in the middest of thee an humble, and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the Lord.
Fourthly, §4God would haue his people often to taste of aduersities, & troubles, that so they might learne to trust in him, whereas otherwise they would make the arme of flesh to bee their stay and confidence. This the Lord himselfe auoucheth in the prophecie of Zephanie, saying, 1I will leaue in the middest of thee an humble, and poore people, and they shall trust in the name of the Lord.
This point maketh for the confutation of an error which withholdeth divers from the profession of the Gospel: Is this the word of God? Use. is this your holy ministry (say they) and are these ⟨p. 110⟩your good men that do embrace the same? a company of simple base fellows, of poor Artificers, and the like? who can imagine this to be the truth, which such kind of men as these do give credence unto? How many Gentlemen, or Noblemen, or men of learning and policy are of their minds? and for those that are, have they not manifold afflictions in their hearts, or upon their bodies and estates? This is just the cavil of the Pharisees against the doctrine of our Saviour: Never spake man like this man (say the officers that were sent to take him,