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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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2. For his Patience. Isaiah 53. He was oppressed, he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is 1brought as a Lamb to the slaughter; and as a sheep before the shearer is dumb, so openeth he not his mouth. First, the shearers fleece him, and then the butchers kill him, yet he opens not his mouth: to wit, against them, but for them. Father forgive them, they know not what they do. He wrote that in the dust, which many engrave in brass and marble; wrongs. Behold, the King of heaven is factus in terris, & fractus in terris: yet calls not fire from heaven to consume his enemies: but quencheth that fire with his own blood by them shed; which they in shedding it had kindled against themselves. It is probable, that some of the agents in his death, were saved by his death. O strange inversion, wrought by mercy; that Iniusti in homicidio, should be made Justi per homicidium; and that the blood, which was scarce washed from their guilty hands, should now whiten their consciences. Like that impostumed Soldier; the blow that was thought to have killed him, cured him.
2. For his Patience. Esay 53. He was oppressed, he was afflicted, yet hee opened not his mouth: hee is 1brought as a Lambe to the slaughter; and as a sheep before the shearer is dumbe, so openeth he not his mouth. First, the shearers fleece him, and then the butchers kill him, yet he opens not his mouth: to wit, against them, but for them. Father forgiue them, they know not what they doe. He wrote that in the dust, which many engraue in brasse and marble; wrongs. Behold, the King of heauen is factus in terris, & fractus in terris: yet calls not fire from heauen to consume his enemies: but quencheth that fire with his owne blood by them shedde; which they in shedding it had kindled against themselues. It is probable, that some of the agents in his death, were saued by his death. O strange inuersion, wrought by mercy; that Iniusti in homicidio, should be made Iusti per homicidium; and that the bloud, which was scarce washed from their guilty hands, should now whiten their consciences. Like that impostum'd Souldior; the blow that was thought to haue kill'd him, cur'd him.