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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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This David instanceth, Psal. 1, 1. Blessed is he that hath not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of sinners, nor sate in the chair of the Scorner. Walking is bad enough, but it is worse to stand then to walk, and to sit then to stand in the ways of wickedness. Though idle words be an unclean spirit, yet actual disobedience is a fouler Devil. A Christian usurer is worse then a Turkish. An Indian Idolater to Gold is not so damnable as a Spanish. All reprobates shall find hell-fire hot enough; but this Black Devil so much the hotter, as he was once purged of his unclean spirit.
This Dauid instanceth, Psal. 1, 1. Blessed is he that hath not walked in the counsel of the vngodly, nor stood in the way of sinners, nor sate in the chaire of the Scorner. Walking is bad enough, but it is worse to stand then to walke, and to sit then to stand in the waies of wickednesse. Though idle wordes be an vncleane spirit, yet actuall disobedience is a fouler Deuill. A Christian vsurer is worse then a Turkish. An Indian Idolater to Gold is not so damnable as a Spanish. All reprobates shall finde hel-fire hot enough; but this Blacke Deuill so much the hoter, as he was once purged of his vncleane spirit.
2. God doth severely revenge himself upon Ingratitude for his graces: & squares out his judgement according to the proportion of the blessing conferred & abused. He that would not be thankful to God for the expulsion of one unclean spirit, shall in a just quittance be pestered with seven more, and more wicked. If Christ be so kind to Judas, as to minister the Sacrament to him, and he so unkind to Christ, as to lay it upon a foul stomach, a polluted heart, the Devil shall enter with it.
2. God doth seuerely reuenge himselfe vpon Ingratitude for his graces: & squares out his iudgement according to the proportion of the blessing conferred & abused. He that would not be thankefull to God for the expulsion of one vnclean spirit, shal in a iust quittance be pesterd with seuen more, and more wicked. If Christ be so kinde to Iudas, as to minister the Sacrament to him, and he so vnkinde to Christ, as to lay it vpon a foule stomacke, a polluted heart, the Deuill shall enter with it.