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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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It is no wonder, if those lambs be stricken, that strike. He that will be an agent in wrongs, must be a patient. How strange, and unproper a speech is this; a contentious lamb, a troublesome Minister! How learned soever such men may seem, they are indeed illiterate. They are bad writers that have ⟨p. 19⟩not learned to join: simple Grammarians, that have not their Concords. It is observed of Lambs; that Caetera animalia armavit natura, solum agnum dimisit inermem. Other living creatures Nature hath armed; but the lamb she sent into the world naked and unarmed: giving it neither offensive nor defensive weapons. The Dog hath teeth to bite: the Horse hoofs to trample: the Bear nails to tear: the Ox horns to dash: the Lyon paws and jaws to devour: The Bore hath his tush: the Elephant his snout: the Hind and Hare have swift feet, to save themselves by flight. Only the Lamb hath no means, either to help it self, or to hurt others.
It is no wonder, if those lambes be stricken, that strike. He that will be an agent in wrongs, must be a patient. How strange, and vnproper a speech is this; a contentious lambe, a troublesome Minister! How learned soeuer such men may seeme, they are indeed illiterate. They are bad writers that haue ⟨p. 19⟩not learnd to ioyne: simple Grammarians, that haue not their Concords. It is obserued of Lambes; that Caetera animalia armauit natura, solum agnum dimisit inermem. Other liuing creatures Nature hath armed; but the lambe she sent into the world naked and vnarmed: giuing it neyther offensiue nor defensiue weapons. The Dog hath teeth to bite: the Horse hoofes to trample: the Beare nayles to teare: the Oxe hornes to dash: the Lyon pawes and iawes to deuoure: The Bore hath his tush: the Elephant his snowt: the Hinde and Hare haue swift feete, to saue themselues by flight. Onely the Lambe hath no meanes, eyther to helpe it selfe, or to hurt others.
Neither is this our Innocency only to be considered, in respect immediately of man, or of injuries directed to him. But these Lambs must be innocent, in regard of God, in regard of their Calling. The Priest in his breast-plate must not only have Urim which is Science; but Thummim which is Conscience. We have manifold weakness; we must not have manifest wickedness. Though we be not in Facto, we must be in Fieri: and not then to begin, when we should be onwards half our journey. Theodore required, that the School-masters for his children should be [Greek or Hebrew], as well as [Greek or Hebrew]: and Christs Apostles were not only Depurati, but Depurati.