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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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Hence he affects his old house: there he is sure of good cheer and welcome: a fire of lust to warm him: a bed of uncleanness to lodge him, and a table furnished with all manner of impieties to feast him. Better here, then walking in dry places; where wickedness is too barren to yield fruits for his diet; and oppositions too violent to give him rest.
Hence he affects his old house: there hee is sure of good cheare and welcome: a fire of lust to warm him: a bed of vncleannesse to lodge him, and a table furnished with all manner of impieties to feast him. Better here, then walking in dry places; where wickednes is too barren to yeild fruits for his dyet; and oppositions too violent to giue him rest.
You perceive now his Resolution, Revolution, Description of his old seat, an affection to it: and in all these his Intention. His Invention follows, and the successful answerableness of all things to his desire. He comes, and he finds preparation for his entertainment: consisting in Clearness, Cleanness, Trimness. Clearness, it is empty. Cleanness, or handsomeness: it is swept. Trimness, or adornation: it is garnished.
You perceiue now his Resolution, Reuolution, Description of his old seate, an affection to it: and in all these his Intention. His Inuention followes, and the successefull answerablenesse of all things to his desire. He comes, and hee findes preparation for his entertainment: consisting in Clearenes, Cleannesse, Trimnesse. Clearenes, it is empty. Cleannes, or handsomnesse: it is swept. Trimnes, or adornation: it is garnished.
1 The Devil shall not want room when he comes: there shall be no in-mate in the house to molest him; but such as he either left behind, or sent before, vicious lusts. Which are indeed parts of himself; and therefore cannot be said to be sodalitium. They are shadows and resemblances of himself: which though he finds there, he reputes the house no less empty.