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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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Did Pharaoh regard their cattle above their little ones? or their children beyond themselves? No: but he deals by conditions and limitations, as loth to part with all at once. Therefore rather their cattle, then nothing. For he knew, they had covetous minds; and when in the wilderness they wanted provision, and were pinched with famine, they would return back again for their cattle. Every ⟨p. 57⟩yielding concession, that came from him, was by force of the rack, he grants nothing, but on the compulsion of a judgement.
Did Pharaoh regard their cattell aboue their little ones? or their children beyond themselues? No: but he deales by conditions and limitations, as loth to part with all at once. Therefore rather their cattell, then nothing. For he knew, they had couetous mindes; and when in the wildernes they wanted prouision, and were pinched with famine, they would returne backe againe for their cattell. Euery ⟨p. 57⟩yeelding concession, that came from him, was by force of the racke, he grants nothing, but on the compulsion of a iudgement.
So this spiritual and hellish Pharaoh hath had a soul long in his Egypt; and hath found him beneficial and helpful to his kingdom of darkness in many services. The word preached comes, like Moses, to call him out of this bondage. Satan is afraid to be put out of Commons, frantic at the menace of expulsion: he will not give ground till he be forced, nor depart except plagued. But when he perceives no evasion, or remedy against Gods invasion, he falls to indenting with niggardly grants and allowances.
So this spirituall and hellish Pharaoh hath had a soule long in his Egypt; and hath found him beneficiall and helpfull to his kingdome of darknesse in many seruices. The word preached comes, like Moses, to call him out of this bondage. Satan is afraid to be put out of Commons, franticke at the menace of expulsion: he wil not giue ground til he be forced, nor depart except plagued. But when hee perceiues no euasion, or remedy against Gods inuasion, he falls to indenting with niggardly grants and allowances.