Old Mr. Dods sayings

LONDON, Printed by A. Maxwell, in the Year, Anno Dom. 1680

OLD Mr. DODS SAYINGS.

1. Nothing can hurt us but Sin, and that shall not hurt us, if we can repent of it. And nothing can do us good but the Love and Favour of God in Christ, and •hat we shall have, if we seek it.

1. NOthing can hurt us but Sin, and that shall not hurt us, if we can repent of it. And nothing can do us good but the Love and Favour of God in Christ, and •hat we shall have, if we seek it.

2. No man is in a sad condition, but he •hat hath a hard heart, and cannot pray.

3. So much Sin, so much Sorrow; so much Holiness, so much Happiness.

4. Make thy Sin thy greatest Sorrow; •o shall thy Sorrow never hurt thee. Make Jesus Christ thy greatest Joy, so shalt thou •ever want Joy.

4. Make thy Sin thy greatest Sorrow; •o shall thy Sorrow never hurt thee. Make Iesus Christ thy greatest Ioy, so shalt thou •ever want Ioy.

5. A man that hath the spirit of prayer, •ath more then if he had all the world.

6. Two things to be commended to a Married Couple, Cares and strifes. For the ••rst, Let your Cares be, which shall please God most; for your strifes, let them be, which shall love one another best: So will •our Cares and Strifes be to purpose; so will all needless Cares and strifes vanish

7. If you be in a married estate, know •nd believe it, Though you might have had a •etter, or richer Wife or Husband, yet sure enough you could never have had a fitter, because it was so appointed by God in Heaven, ⟨p. 4⟩before it could be accomplished here o• Earth; and therefore, though mutual love […] not performed to thee, yet do thou thy part […] obedience to God, and thou shalt be sure […] have comfort in the end, though God exerci•• thee with chastisements for a time.

7. If you be in a married estate, know •nd believe it, Though you might have had a •etter, or richer Wife or Husband, yet sure •nough you could never have had a fitter, be•ause it was so appointed by God in Heaven, ⟨p. 4⟩before it could be accomplished here o• Earth; and therefore, though mutual love 〈…〉 not performed to thee, yet do thou thy part 〈…〉 obedience to God, and thou shalt be sure 〈…〉 have comfort in the end, though God exerci•• thee with chastisements for a time.

8. There can no afflictions or miseries b• fall us, but by Gods appointment, and cann•• hurt us, but must needs do us good, if we […] Gods Children. But first, Be sure you […] not sin with them, for that only makes the• bitter. Secondly, Look not at the rod, but […] him that smiteth; for that causeth fretti•• and fainting both.

8. There can no afflictions or miseries b• fall us, but by Gods appointment, and cann•• hurt us, but must needs do us good, if we 〈…〉 Gods Children. But first, Be sure you 〈…〉 not sin with them, for that only makes the• bitter. Secondly, Look not at the rod, but 〈…〉 him that smiteth; for that causeth fretti•• and fainting both.

9. If thou desirest to be assured thy sins […] forgiven thee, labour to forgive injuries a•• offences done unto thee, according to th• in. Mat. 6.14, 15. Four things consider this end: 1. Christs example, who forga•• and prayed for his enemies. 2. Christs co• mand, When ye pray, forgive, if ye have ought again any man. 3. Christs promise, If ye forgi•• ye shall be forgiven. 4. Christs threatening, […] ye forgive not, ye shall not be forgiven.

9. If thou desirest to be assured thy sins 〈…〉 forgiven thee, labour to forgive injuries a•• offences done unto thee, according to th• in. Mat. 6.14, 15. Four things consider this end: 1. Christs example, who forga•• and prayed for his enemies. 2. Christs co• mand, When ye pray, forgive, if ye have ought agai• any man. 3. Christs promise, If ye forgi•• ye shall be forgiven. 4. Christs threatning, 〈…〉 ye forgive not, ye shall not be forgiven.

10. In all miseries and distresses, it is […] wisdom to go to that friend that is most ne• most willing, and most able to help; such friend is God.

10. In all miseries and distresses, it is 〈…〉 wisdom to go to that friend that is most ne• most willing, and most able to help; such friend is God.