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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 is loth to be dislodged of ignorance, yet is content that error succeed in place. He is vexed that truth should appear to a man, yet if worldliness keep fast hold of the affections, this is a cable rope to pull him in again. If he loose the Sconce of the understanding, yet give him the Citadel of the affections. Any unmortified, habituated, affected sin, is a sufficient stirrup to mount him into his old saddle. Either let the soul stoop to fulfil the bodies base desires: or let the body employ all his members, faculties, functions, to satisfy the souls lusts, and he is pleased.
The Deuil is loth to be dislodged of ignorance, yet is content that error succeed in place. He is vex'd that truth should appeare to a man, yet if worldlines keepe fast hold of the affections, this is a cable rope to pull him in againe. If he loose the Sconce of the vnderstanding, yet giue him the Citadell of the affections. Any vnmortified, habituated, affected sinne, is a sufficient stirrop to mount him into his old saddle. Eyther let the soule stoop to fulfill the bodies base desires: or let the body imploy all his members, faculties, functions, to satisfie the soules lusts, and he is pleased.
The infernal Tyrant deals with men herein, as the Egyptian Pharaoh dealt with the Israelites. Moses hath a Commission and command from God, to take with him the children of Israel, and to go three days journey in the Wilderness, to celebrate a Feast to the Lord. Pharaoh is very loth to loose the profit, which by the servitude of Israel did arise to him; he will not suffer them. But when renewed plagues prove that there is no remedy, and a perpetual vicissitude of judgements enforce it; observe how he would compound it.
The infernall Tyrant deales with men heerein, as the Egyptian Pharaoh dealt with the Israelites. Moses hath a Commission and command from God, to take with him the children of Israel, and to go three dayes iourney in the Wildernesse, to celebrate a Feast to the Lord. Pharaoh is very loth to loose the profite, which by the seruitude of Israel did arise to him; he will not suffer them. But when renewed plagues proue that there is no remedy, and a perpetuall vicissitude of iudgements enforce it; obserue how he would compound it.