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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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Which maketh first of all for the terror of all proud and arrogant men, Use. who may look for a great deal of woe and misery, for the expelling of this poisoned humour out of their souls. Let such therefore remember what is said concerning them, to wit, 1that all the proud in heart are an abomination unto the Lord: though hand join in hand, they shall not be unpunished. And again, Pride goeth before destruction, and an high mind before the fall. And in the 119. Psalm: thou hast destroyed the cursed proud: 2and in the Epistle of James, God resisteth the proud. Let these and the like terrible sentences fright their drowsy consciences, and unless they would have the Lord to abhor them, to curse them, to fight against them, and utterly to destroy them, let them sue unto him, who alone is able to heal them of this loathsome corruption: otherwise their case is very woeful, and lamentable, and the more account they make of themselves, the more clearly will God manifest his heavy displeasure against them, as he did against Pharaoh, Nebuchadnezzar, Herod, and such other lofty spirits as they were.
Which maketh first of all for the terrour of all proud and arrogant men, Vse. who may looke for a great deale of woe and miserie, for the expelling of this poysoned humour out of their soules. Let such therefore remember what is said concerning them, to wit, 1that all the proud in heart are an abomination vnto the Lord: though hand ioyne in hand, they shall not be vnpunished. And againe, Pride goeth before destruction, and an high minde before the fall. And in the 119. Psalm: thou hast destroyed the cursed proud: 2and in the Epistle of Iames, God resisteth the proud. Let these and the like terrible sentences fright their drowsie consciences, and vnlesse they would haue the Lord to abhorre them, to curse them, to fight against them, and vtterly to destroy them, let them sue vnto him, who alone is able to heale them of this loathsome corruption: otherwise their case is very wofull, and lamentable, and the more account they make of themselues, the more cl•erely will God manifest his heauie displeasure against them, as he did against Phàraoh, Nebuchadnezzar, Herod, and such other loftie spirits as they were.