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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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But when the white scarf is plucked off this Moors face, and his black leprosy appears: when the Wolfs sheepskin is stripped off, and he is seen to worry the lambs: then is he singled out as an enemy to Christ, and Gods judgement hastened on him at the entreaty of his servants. He is so much the worse, as he hath lost the benefit of good mens prayers. When once in this gall of bitterness, and bond of iniquity, in vain Simon Magus requests 1Simon Peter to request God for him. Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken, come upon me.
But when the white scarffe is plucked off this Moores face, and his blacke leprosie appeares: when the Wolfes sheepskin is stripp'd off, and he is seene to worry the lambes: then is he singled out as an enemy to Christ, and Gods iudgement hastened on him at the intreaty of his seruants. He is so much the worse, as he hath lost the benefit of good mens prayers. When once in this gall of bitternesse, and bond of iniquity, in vaine Simon Magus requests 1Simon Peter to request God for him. Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things which yee haue spoken, come vpon me.
2. Whilst this black Devil mantled his tawny skin, and ulcerous hart with dissimulation of piety, there was outwardly some hopeful likelihood of his reformation, and winning to heaven. (Though God knew otherwise in his hidden and reserved counsel) whilst he sate in the congregation of Saints, heard what God spake to them, and spake with them to ⟨p. 73⟩God; the Minister did preach to him the tidings of peace with a good opinion, and admitted him to the communication of the Sacrament. But now, his eruption into manifest contempt of sacred things, and despite done to the spirit of truth, hath deadened that hope so that the Minister hath not that confident comfort, that the word will be the favour of life unto him. His Hypocrisy hath deceived the world; his Apostasy hath deceived himself: therefore his state is worse.