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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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Secondly, §2let this be an instruction unto the children of God, that if they would not have their maker to loath them, and to fight against them, they must labour to abhor all loftiness of mind, and over-weening conceits of themselves, and be content that the Lord should keep them in humility by whatsoever means he thinketh best: the godly begin to think much divers ⟨p. 24⟩times that they are afflicted every morning; that they are exercised with wants, with sicknesses, with disgraces and the like: but better is it to undergo some of these, or all of these, though it be all our life long, so we be made more lowly thereby, than to overflow with great plenty and variety of outward things, and in the mean time to be pestered with that venomous humour of pride and self-conceit. Therefore was it that Paul doeth profess that he would rejoice in infirmities, in reproaches, 1in necessities, in persecutions, &c: because he knew they were excellent preservatives against his sin.
Secondly, §2let this be an instruction vnto the children of God, that if they would not haue their maker to loath them, and to fight against them, they must labour to abhorre all loftines of minde, and ouer-weening conceites of themselues, and be content that the Lord should keepe them in humilitie by whatsoeuer meanes he thinketh best: the godly begin to thinke much diuers ⟨p. 24⟩times that they are afflicted euery morning; that they are exercised with wants, with sicknesses, with disgraces and the like: but better is it to vndergoe some of these, or all of these, though it be all our life long, so we be made more lowly thereby, than to ouerflowe with great plentie and varietie of outward things, and in the meane time to be pestered with that venemous humour of pride and selfe-conceit. Therefore was it that Paul doeth professe that hee would reioyce in infirmities, in reproaches, 1in necessities, in persecutions, &c: because he knewe they were excellent preseruatiues against his sinne.