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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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Thirdly, §3the world is ready to join with us in any unwarrantable and bad courses, so that if we be addicted to covetousness, or vainglory, or voluptuousness, we shall have commendation and encouragement from carnal people: 1for the world loves, as it own persons, so likewise it own works; such as are those before mentioned: and whatsoever it loves, that it commends: now praise is it which earthly minded men do much hunt for, and that makes them so eager and swift of foot in following after those things which the men of this world do affect and like of. They would fain have present payment, and are loath to look after those things which are not seen: they would rather have their fence satisfied, then their hope exercised, (that which they have, not being a sound hope) and therefore they choose rather the practise of those evils, whereby they imagine to obtain some present contentment, then the performance of such good duties, as would hereafter procure them an eternal weight of glory, besides the present peace and comfort which from the same would arise unto them.
Thirdly, §3the world is ready to ioyne with vs in any vnwarrantable and bad courses, so that if wee be addicted to couetousnesse, or vainglory, or voluptuousnesse, wee shall haue commendation and incouragement from carnal people: 1for the world loues, as it owne persons, so likewise it own works; such as are those before mentioned: and whatsoeuer it loues, that it commends: now praise is it which earthly minded men doe much hunt for, and that makes them so eager and swift of foot in following after those things which the men of this world do affect and like of. They would faine haue present paiment, and are loath to looke after those things which are not seene: they would rather haue their fense satisfied, then their hope exercised, (that which they haue, not being a sound hope) and therefore they chuse rather the practise of those euils, whereby they imagine to obtaine some present contentment, then the performance of such good duties, as would hereafter procure them an eternall weight of glory, besides the present peace and comfort which from the same would arise vnto them.