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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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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.
2. Whilst this blacke Deuil mantled his tawny skin, and vlcerous hart with dissimulation of piety, there was outwardly some hopefull likelihood of his reformation, and winning to heauen. (Though God knew otherwise in his hidden and reserued 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 tydings 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 deaded that hope so that the Minister hath not that confident comfort, that the word will be the fanour of life vnto him. His Hypocrisie hath deceiued the world; his Apostacy hath deceiued himselfe: therefore his state is worse.
3. His latter end is worse in regard of himself: and this may be amplified in four circumstances.
3. His latter end is worse in regard of himselfe: and this may bee amplified in foure circumstances.