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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.
Instruction, Use. that we should labour not only to be in Jerusalem, but to be of it: and then when Gods judgements are abroad, we shall be in no danger. God will command his faithful Angels to do us no hurt; wherein if they should refuse to obey, they must needs become devils, and reprobate spirits, which is impossible. Let us labour therefore to be of the number of those that mourn for the abominations of Jerusalem, that so we may be saved when others are destroyed. Let us grieve for the impiety, and blasphemy, and cruelty, and impurity that is in our Land: so shall we have a testimony unto our hearts, that we are Jerusalem: but as for those that are Babels, Egyps, Sodoms, whose houses are full of voluptuousness, pride, gluttony, drunkenness, worldliness, and the like, the Lord is likely to command his Angel to smite at them with a full stroke: for where should his sword light, but upon his enemies?
Instruction, Vse. that we should labour not onely to be in Ierusalem, but to be of it: and then when Gods iudgements are abroad, we shall be in no danger. God will command his faithfull Angels to doe vs no hurt; wherein if they should refuse to obey, they must needs become diuels, and reprobate spirits, which is impossible. Let vs labour therefore to be of the number of those that mourne for the abominations of Ierusalem, that so we may be saued when others are destroyed. Let vs grieue for the impietie, and blasphemie, and crueltie, and impuritie that is in our Land: so shall we haue a testimonie vnto our hearts, that we are Ierusalem: but as for those that are Babels, Egyps, Sodomes, whose houses are full of voluptuousnesse, pride, gluttony, drunkennesse, worldlinesse, and the like, the Lord is likely to command his Angell to smite at them with a ful stroke: for where should his sword light, but vpon his enemies?
Verse 17. And David spake unto the Lord, and said, Behold, I have sinned] Whereas indeed the people had provoked the Lord most, yet David thought himself most guilty, and therefore he would have Gods hand to have been on him, and not on the people.