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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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Although men do ordinarily resort unto the assemblies where the Gospel is purely preached; yet, if they wish in their hearts that they were from under those droppings, and if they might have their own choice, they would be from under them, they are carnal and ungodly men, what appearances soever there be to the contrary.
Although men doe ordinarily resort vnto the assemblies where the Gospell is pursely preached; yet, if they wish in their hearts that they were from vnder those droppings, and if they might haue their owne choice, they would bee from vnder them, they are carnall and vngodly men, what appearances soeuer there bee to the contrary.
The same mark of wicked sinners is given by Job, 1where he saith, They say unto God, Depart from us: for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways: not that there is any such wicked monster that will directly use those terms unto the Lord: but his meaning is, that their lives and practises do prone so much, viz. that they would not willingly have any thing to do with God: which appeareth by this, that they desire not the knowledge of his maies. Let them say what they will, those that care not to be acquainted with Gods will, nor to learn from thence what is their duty, do in effect bid the Lord depart from them, and therefore must needs be very impious and irreligious persons. To the same purpose it is said in the Psal. 2My people would not hear my voice: and what of that? Israel would none of me. If one should have said to them, You are Apostates, and hate God in your hearts, they would have thought it the greatest wrong that could be: but we see what the Lords testimony is concerning them; they would not attend to my voice, therefore they would none of me: they rejected my word, therefore they rejected me. Besides these places, and many more that might be alleged, the causes and effects of this unwillingness to hear the Lords message, will evidently prove those to be sinful persons that are possessed therewith.