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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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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
This is the Deuils strength, whereof he is so confident; and it is helped by his Subtlety. His subtlety shewes it selfe in his temptations. Which to discouer is one speciall intention in all Sermons. Mine shall but cut of a lap of his garment. He tempts eyther
1. Invisibly; by stirring secret motions, and internal provocations in the heart. So he wrought upon Judas by covetousness, upon Simon Magus by ambition, upon Esau by profaneness. Every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and 1enticed. This is that operative possession, whereby the Prince of the power of the air, now•worketh in the 2children of disobedience. Innumerable are these invisible subtleties.
1. Inuisibly; by stirring secret motions, and internall prouocations in the heart. So he wrought vpon Iudas by couetousnesse, vpon Simon Magus by ambition, vpon Esau by profanesse. Euery man is tempted, when he is drawne away of his owne lust, and 1entised. This is that operatiue possession, whereby the Prince of the power of the aire, now•worketh in the 2children of disobedience. Innumerable are these inuisible subtleties.
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