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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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6. Then lastly, his end shall be worse at the last; when the least parcel of Gods wrath shall be heavier, then all the anguish he felt before. When his Almond tree shall be turned to his iron rod; his afflictions to Scorpions. When the short and momentany vexations of this world shall no sooner cease to him, then the eternal torments of Hell shall begin, and (which is most fearful) shall never end. Be his body burned to death in fire, yet those flames shall go out with his ashes: but come his flesh and soul to that infernal fire, and when they have been burned myriads of years, yet it shall not be quenched.
6. Then lastly, his end shal be worse at the last; when the least parcell of Gods wrath shall be heauier, then all the anguish he felt before. When his Almond tree shall be turned to his yron rod; his afflictions to Scorpions. VVhen the short and momentany vexations of this world shall no sooner cease to him, then the eternall torments of Hell shall begin, and (which is most fearefull) shall neuer end. Be his body burned to death in fire, yet those flames shall go out with his ashes: but come his flesh and soule to that infernall fire, and when they haue beene burned myriads of yeares, yet it shall not be quenched.
The Application doth immediately concern the Jews; which hath before been plentifully instanced. For our selves. 1. The unclean spirit hath by Gods holy Gospel been cast out of us. 2. Do you think, he is at quiet? No: he esteems all places dry and barren, till he get into us again. 3. He resolves to try for entrance. 4. Now is it enough, that we leave ourselves empty of faith and good works? for all our abominable sins sweep with an overly repentance? and garnished with hypocrisy, and with our old affections to sin still? 5. Take we heed; he will come with seven spirits, more wicked then the former, and give us a fiercer assault.
The Application doth immediately concerne the Iewes; which hath before beene plentifully instanced. For our selues. 1. The vncleane spirit hath by Gods holy Gospell beene cast out of vs. 2. Doe you thinke, he is at quiet? No: he esteemes al places dry and barren, till he get into vs againe. 3. He resolues to try for entrance. 4. Now is it enough, that we leaue ourselues empty of faith and good workes? for all our abhominable sinnes swepe with an ouerly repentance? and garnished with hypocrisie, and with our old affections to sinne still? 5. Take we heed; he will come with seauen spirits, more wicked then the former, and giue vs a fiercer assault.