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

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.

The same marke of wicked sinners is giuen by Iob, ¹where he saith, They say vnto God, Depart from vs: for wee desire not the knowledge of thy waies: not that there is any such wicked monster that will directly vse those tearmes vnto the Lord: but his meaning is, that their liues and practises doe prone so much, viz. that they would not willingly haue any thing to doe 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 bee acquainted with Gods will, nor to learne from thence what is their dutie, doe in effect bid the Lord depart from them, and therefore must needs bee very impious and irreligious persons. To the same purpose it is said in the Psal. ²My people would not heare my voice: and what of that? Israel would none of me. If one should haue said to them, You are Apostaes, and hate God in your hearts, they would haue thought it the greatest wrong that could be: but wee see what the Lords testimonie is concerning them; they would not attend to my voice, therefore they would none of me: they reiected my word, therefore they reiected mee. Besides these places, and many moc that might bee alleaged, the causes and effects of this vnwillingnesse to heare the Lords message, will euidently proue those to be sinfull persons that are possessed therewith.