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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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2. In ma•s weakness; who, as he is never strong of himself, so at some times, and in some places weaker then other. And therefore like wise Captains in Townes of garrison, he had need to fortify that place with most men and munition, with best spiritual arms and armour, where either the enemies Ordinance, his temptations have made a breach; or we are naturally weakest. Our frailty gives the Devil a presumptuous confidence of intrusion. ⟨p. 39⟩Hence he saith (not fortasse, but proul dubio) I will return. He thinks we are too weak, to turn him away without his errand, when he comes with a picture of lust, a bag of gold, a staff of office and promotion. When he saith to the avarous, I will make thee rich: to the tyrant, I will make thee dreadful: to the wanton, I will make thee merry: to the wasteful, I will make thee beloved: to the idle, I will give thee ease. Not only Achan, Gehesi, Saul, and Judas have been to weak for these encounters: but even Noah, Lot, David, Solomon, and Peter have bowed at these tempests.
2. In ma•s weakenesse; who, as he is neuer strong of himselfe, so at some times, and in some places weaker then other. And therefore like wise Captaines in Townes of garrison, he had need to fortifie that place with most men and munition, with best spirituall armes and armour, where eyther the enemies Ordinance, his temptations haue made a breach; or we are naturally weakest. Our frailty giues the Deuill a presumptuous confidence of intrusion. ⟨p. 39⟩Hence he saith (not fortasse, but proul dubio) I will returne. He thinkes we are too weake, to turne him away without his errand, when he comes with a picture of lust, a bag of gold, a staffe of office and promotion. When he saith to the auarous, I will make thee rich: to the tyrant, I wil make thee dreadfull: to the wanton, I will make thee merry: to the wastfull, I wil make thee beloued: to the idle, I will giue thee ease. Not onely Achan, Gehesi, Saul, and Iudas haue beene to weak for these encounters: but euen Noah, Lot, Dauid, Solomon, and Peter haue bowed at these tempests.