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The black devil or the apostate Together with the wolf worrying the lambs. And…The blacke devil or the apostate Together with the wolfe worrying the lambes. And…
The black devil or the apostate Together with the wolf worrying the lambs. And the spiritual navigator, bound for the Holy Land. In three sermons. By Thomas Adams.The blacke devil or the apostate Together with the wolfe worrying the lambes. And the spiritual navigator, bound for the Holy Land. In three sermons. By Thomas Adams.
London: printed by William Jaggard, 1615London: printed by William Iaggard, 1615
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1. In his own strength. Therefore he says not, Conabor reverti, but revertar; quasi nihil obstiterit. As if he had that power, which was prophesied of Cyrus: that gates of brass and bars of Iron should be broken open before him. Or as it is feigned of the 1Pope in the year of Jubilee, that he comes to the gate of S. Peters church in Rome, and there having knocked with his silver hammer, the gate presently falls down before him. Perhaps he means to Hieroglyphic unto us, what wondrous engines silver tools are in Rome, and what strange feats they work; till coelumsit vaenale Deusque. And not only to present the person of Peter, heavens Porter as they call him, and to manifest the liberty of Purgatory-ghosts, given by virtue of Papal Indulgences.
1. In his owne strength. Therefore he sayes not, Conabor reuerti, but reuertar; quasi nihil obstiterit. As if he had that power, which was prophesied of Cyrus: that gates of brasse and barres of Iron should be broken open before him. Or as it is fained of the 1Pope in the yeare of Iubile, that he comes to the gate of S. Peters church in Rome, and there hauing knocked with his siluer hammer, the gate presently fals downe before him. Perhaps he meanes to Hieroglyphicke vnto vs, what wondrous engines siluer tooles are in Rome, and what strange feates they worke; till coelumsit vaenale Deusque. And not only to present the person of Peter, heauens Porter as they call him, and to manifest the liberty of Purgatory-ghosts, giuen by vertue of Papal Indulgences.
This is the Devils strength, whereof he is so confident; and it is helped by his Subtlety. His subtlety shows it self in his temptations. Which to discover is one special intention in all Sermons. Mine shall but cut of a lap of his garment. He tempts either