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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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These hypocrites, being erst so themselves abused and deluded of Satan, persuade others to villainy, by arguments of virtue. For an hypocrite will do nothing without a colour, and with a colour any thing. If thou beest a good fellow, pledge this health: if a true gentleman, put not up this disgrace without revenge: if any charity in thee, maintain this Parasite. Whereas it is the part of a good man to be sober; of a generous spirit to pass by an offence, said the wisest King; and of a charitable man to succour the poor, not to maintain the dissolute.
These hypocrites, being erst so themselues abused and deluded of Satan, perswade others to villany, by arguments of vertue. For an hypocrite will do nothing without a colour, and with a colour any thing. If thou be'st a good fellow, pledge this health: if a true gentleman, put not vp this disgrace without reuenge: if any charity in thee, maintaine this Parasite. Whereas it is the part of a good man to be sober; of a generous spirit to passe by an offence, saide the wisest King; and of a charitable man to succour the poore, not to maintaine the dissolute.
Yet all this mad troop of enormities must march under the Colours of religion. As those Rebels in the North, in our late Queens days, of blessed Memory: who, when all their projects and stratagems appeared manifestly to the overthrow of their gracious Princess, yet concluded their Proclamation with, God save Queen Elizabeth.
Yet all this madde troope of enormities must march vnder the Colours of religion. As those Rebels in the North, in our late Queenes dayes, of blessed Memory: who, when all their proiects and stratagems appeared manifestly to the ouerthrow of their gracious Princesse, yet concluded their Proclamation with, God saue Queene Elizabeth.