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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
2 Secondly, that he made a particular and very earnest confession of his fault:] I have sinned exceedingly, in that I have done.
2 Secondly, that he made a particular and very earnest confession of his fault:] I haue sinned exceedingly, in that I haue done.
3 Thirdly, that having bewailed and acknowledged his sin, he instantly craved pardon for the same: [therefore now Lord I beseech thee, take away the trespass of thy servant, &c: as if he should have said, I have sinned ⟨p. 2⟩very heinously, I cannot deny it: yet I am thy servant, and one of thy family, and therefore Lord cast me not off for one fault, but take notice of my sorrow, and pardon my sin: for I have dealt veris foolishly.
3 Thirdly, that hauing bewayled and acknowledged his sinne, he instantly craued pardon for the same: [therefore now Lord I beseech thee, take away the trespasse of thy seruant, &c: as if he should haue said, I haue sinned ⟨p. 2⟩very hainouslie, I cannot denie it: yet I am thy seruant, and one of thy familie, and therefore Lord cast me not off for one fault, but take notice of my sorrow, and pardon my sinne: for I haue dealt veris foolishly.
2 Secondly, §2he declareth what means the Lord used to make him fit for reconciliation: viz: that he sent unto him the Prophet Gad, a worthy man of God, & Davids Seer, who had been ready from time to time to lay open the will of God unto him, and in that regard was more reverend in his eyes, and he threateneth and denounceth judgement against him, that seeing his heart had been lifted up with pride, in regard of the multitude and strength of his people, God would meet with him in his own sin, and make his punishment to be suitable to his fact: and seeing he begun to be humbled for it already, and yet needed still further humiliation, he telleth him, that [the sword, or the famine, or the pestilence] must pursue his subjects, and make wonderful havoc among them, and therefore biddeth him make his choice which of them he would have to come upon the land: for one of them he must needs undergo, to further him in the work of humiliation, as also to bring the whole Church unto the like, who then had incensed the Lords anger against them.