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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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3. Trimness or curiosity. Garnished.
3. Trimnesse or curiosity. Garnished.
This ornature and fit furnishing of the House for Satan's entertainment, is done by Hypocrisy: when the rotten Cabin of a foul heart is hung with gay hangings: when putidum et putridum cadaver, a rotten and stinking carcass is hid in a Sepulchre painted over with vermilion: when a stenchful dunghill is covered with white snow; here is a garnishing for the Devil. He that can pray at church, and cousin at home; give hi• debtor fair words, and eat him through with usury; which is to break his head with precious balms: hath bitterness in his heart; whilst his tongue distils mirth, and drops honey: that man hath a house garnished for this unclean spirit.
This ornature and fit furnishing of the House for Satans entertainment, is done by Hypocrisie: when the rotten Cabin of a foule heart is hung with gay hangings: when putidum et putridum cadauer, a rotten and stinking carkasse is hid in a Sepulcher painted ouer with vermillion: when a stenchfull dunghill is couer'd with white snow; here is a garnishing for the Deuill. He that can pray at church, and cousen at home; giue hi• debter faire words, and eate him through with vsury; which is to breake his head with precious balmes: hath bitternesse in his heart; whilst his tongue distils myrthe, and droppes hony: that man hath a house garnished for this vncleane spirit.
Satan will allow his Hosts to pretend sanctity, so they intend villainy: aliud proponere, aliud supponere: to have the cup utterly rinsed and cleansed; so it be within full of extortion and rancour: to guild over a poisonous pill: to pray in the Church, so they prey on the Church: this is a trimmed house, a chamber garnished for the Devil. This Satan doth in an ambitious imitation of the Lord, who would have his house garnished, as the Passover-chamber was trimmed.