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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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A fourth remedy is, §4often to meditate of the hurts and mischiefs that come by pride, and of the benefits that do arise from humility. The mischiefs proceeding from pride were partly before named in the first use of this doctrine, viz. that it causeth the Lord to abhor us, to resist us, to curse us, and to plague us, yea and to deprive us of those things whereof we are most proud and conceited: besides that, it causeth us to pine away with envy: to consume with malice, to fret and vex with anger and discontentment, and upon every ⟨p. 28⟩[…] ⟨p. 29⟩[…] ⟨p. 30⟩slight occasion to brabble and wrangle, to fall out with this body and that, and in a word, to be very unquiet in our selves, and very troublesome and hateful unto others; and who then would not be freed from this hurtful sin, which hath so many bad effects arising from it?
A fourth remedie is, §4often to meditate of the hurts and mischiefes that come by pride, and of the benefits that doe arise from humilitie. The mischiefes proceeding from pride were partly before named in the first vse of this doctrine, viz. that it causeth the Lord to abhorre vs, to resist vs, to curse vs, and to plague vs, yea and to depriue vs of those things whereof we are most proud and conceited: besides that, it causeth vs to pine away with enuy: to consume with malice, to fret and vex with anger and discontentment, and vpon euery ⟨p. 28⟩〈…〉 ⟨p. 29⟩〈…〉 ⟨p. 30⟩slight occasion to brabble and wrangle, to fall out with this body and that, and in a word, to be very vnquiet in our selues, and very troublesome and hatefull vnto others; and who then would not be freed from this hurtfull sinne, which hath so many badde effects arising from it?