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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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The Devil being never permitted to pry into Gods secret book of Predestination: and so not knowing, who is elect, who reprobate; hopes still to return into any house, whence he hath bin ejected. And accordingly, in many, too many he prevails. If Satan be totally thrown out, in vain he expects returning; especially to get any dominion in the lost fort. But we read, that a man may know the truth, and yet forsake it: be enlightened, nay 1taste of the powers of the world to come: nay be said (in some respects) sanctified, yet crucify Christ again. 2To these will Satan return, with as strong a power as ever.
The Deuill being neuer permitted to pry into Gods secret booke of Predestination: and so not knowing, who is elect, who reprobate; hopes still to returne into any house, whence he hath bin eiected. And accordingly, in many, too many he preuailes. If Satan be totally throwne out, in vaine he expects returning; especially to get any dominion in the lost fort. But we reade, that a man may know the truth, and yet forsake it: be enlightned, nay 1taste of the powers of the world to come: nay be saide (in some respects) sanctified, yet crucifie Christ again. 2To these will Satan returne, with as strong a power as euer.
- 12. Pet. 2. 21. He br. 6. 6.
- 2Heb. 10. 26.
Now he returns, 1. either by unright receiving of Gods blessings; like good wine put into a polluted or broken vessel. 2. or by unreverent use of them; imagining themselves rather Dominos than Dispersatores. 3. or by defiling them with hypocrisy: so true gold is alchym'd over with a false sophistication. 4. or by mixing them with lusts, and much-made of sins: and this permistion is like good meat put into a vicious stomach: where there is a confusion of pure food and crudities, to the destruction, not conservation of health.