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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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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. Joh. 13. If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me. Bis peccat, qui peccat exemplo. Uncleansed 1Ministers are like Bilha and Zilpah, Jacobs maids; that being bound themselves, brought forth children that were free. Such Church-men are like the Pinnacles on some Battlements; that point upward ⟨p. 14⟩to heaven, but poise downward to their Centre.
Neyther is this our Innocency onely to be consider'd, in respect immediately of man, or of iniuries directed to him. But these Lambes must bee innocent, in regard of God, in regard of their Calling. The Priest in his brest-plate must not onely haue Vrim which is Science; but Thummim which is Conscience. VVe haue manifold weaknesse; we must not haue manifest wickednesse. Though wee bee not in Facto, we must be in Fieri: and not then to begin, when we should be onwards halfe our iourney. Theodore required, that the Schoole-maisters for his children should be 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, as wel as 〈non-Latin alphabet〉: and Christs Apostles were not onely Depurati, but Depurati. Ioh. 13. If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me. Bis peccat, qui peccat exemplo. Vncleansed 1Ministers are like Bilha and Zilpha, Iacobs maides; that being bound themselues, brought forth children that were free. Such Church-men are like the Pinacles on some Battlements; that point vpward