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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.
Again, earthly parents, when they have laid on stripes, cannot take them off again: when they see their children weeping, and grieving, and humbling themselves in good earnest for their offences, they wish (but all in vain) that their pain were over, & the smart removed: but as the Lord woundeth, so can he heal; as he cast Job down, 1so could he raise him up again: and whatsoever our distresses be, if we can humble our selves, and cry unto the Lord, he is able and ready to relieve and to deliver us. In which regard, we should be most willing, if we must needs be corrected, to yield up our selves into his hands. For there is no comparison betwixt the compassions of men, which are finite, and of Gods, who is infinite.
Againe, earthly parents, when they haue layde on stripes, cannot take them off againe: when they see their children weeping, and grieuing, and humbling themselues in good earnest for their offences, they wish (but all in vaine) that their paine were ouer, & the smart remooued: but as the Lord woundeth, so can he heale; as hee cast Iob downe, 1so could he raise him vp againe: and whatsoeuer our distresses be, if wee can humble our selues, and crie vnto the Lord, hee is able and readie to relieue and to deliuer vs. In which regard, wee should be most willing, if we must needs be corrected, to yeeld vp our selues into his hands. For there is no comparison betwixt the compassions of men, which are finite, and of Gods, who is infinite.
- 1Hos. 6.1.
Which may serve to discover unto us their folly that are so far from submitting themselves to Gods chastisements, that they cannot endure his rebukes. Let any man of God admonish them, and they are ready to fly in his face. What hath he to do with me? (say they) let him meddle with his own matters. I will not take it at his hands: with many bitter speeches of that kind, which argue in them great distemper and vexation of mind. And let a man tell them in never so great love, that if they do not amend, their sins will abroad to their disgrace: their friends will grieve at them, their adversaries will reproach them, and all cry shame upon them; yet they will be no whit pacified, but rather enraged against the admonisher, not caring what be thought or spoken against them, so Christians may not reprove them.