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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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LYCANTHROPY. OR THE WOLFE Worrying The LAMBS.LYCANTHROPY. OR THE WOLFE Worrying The LAMBES.
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3. It is not yet enough to go speedfully, and heedfully; except also deedfully, with a constant holding out. Though soon enough, and fast enough, it is not well enough, except far enough. Lauda navigantem, cum peruenerit ad portum. Paul must fight out his battle with victory: finish his race with winning the prize: and keep the faith, though he bear about in his body the marks of the Lord Jesus. And 1then there is laid up for him a crown of righteousness, which the Lord the righteous Judge shall give him at the last day: and not to him only, but to them also that love his appearing. Inueniat mittens missum judicabundus praedicantem.
3. It is not yet enough to go speedfully, and heedfully; except also deedfully, with a constant holding out. Though soone enough, and fast enough, it is not well enough, except farre enough. Lauda nauigantem, cum peruenerit ad portum. Paul must fight out his battell with victory: finish his race with winning the prize: and keepe the faith, though he beare about in his body the markes of the Lord Iesus. And 1then there is layde vp for him a crowne of righteousnes, which the Lord the righteous Iudge shal giue him at the last day: and not to him onely, but to them also that loue his appearing. Inueniat mittens missum iudicabundus praedicantem.
Some begin hotly, and keep the Pulpits warm at first, barking loud against dumb dogs; thundering out, Let him that labours not, not eat: forbidding promotion without devotion. On a sudden, these sons of thunder are as mute as fishes. What's the matter? Now from their own lips, they should have no promotion. Oh Sir; they have the promotion already. You may perceive, the fish is caught by their hanging aside their nets. Perhaps in a Cathedral Church, to a refined audience, some Episcopal command may deliver him of Elephanti partum, a child of two years breeding one whereof is spent in the conception, another in fashioning the members; and yet a mere Embryon when it is borne. Oh favour them. Rarae fumant faelicibus arae. Their beginning was golden, like that Monarchs dreamed Image; but their conclusion is dirty, they end in clay; leaving the word, & cleaving to the world. It were good for the church, & not amiss for themselves