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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.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The best Schoolman said, that Magistrates and Ministers, when they sin, do Peccare in quid essentialiter: all others but in quale accidentaliter. To smoke with the Indian, quarrel with the Frenchman, court a Lady with the Venetian, plot villainy with the Italian, be proud with the Spaniard, cog with a Jew, insult with a Turk, drink down a Dutchman, and tell lies with the Devil—for a wager: are works for wolves, not for lambs. To conclude; as we have Deputation, we should have Reputation: and because called to be lambs, behave our selves in Innocence.
The best Schooleman said, that Magistrates and Ministers, when they sinne, do Peccare in quid essentialiter: all others but in quale accidentaliter. To smoake with the Indian, quarrell with the Frenchman, court a Lady with the Venetian, plot villany with the Italian, be proud with the Spaniard, cogge with a Iew, insult with a Turke, drinke downe a Dutchman, and tell lyes with the Deuill—for a wager: are workes for wolues, not for lambes. To conclude; as we haue Deputation, we should haue Reputation: and because called to be lambes, behaue our selues in Innocence.
3. Our Patience and Innocency make us not complete lambs, without our Profitableness. Malum ferimus, malum non offerimus, bonum proferimus. We offer no evil, we suffer evil, we return good. It is not enough to suffer wrongs, but we must do none. It is not enough to do no wrong, but we must do good for wrong. Bonum pro malo reddere Christianum est. Every thing in a lamb is good and useful. 1His fell good, his fleece good, his flesh good: immo et viscera et exorementa commoda sunt. The lambes of God, the Ministers of the Gospel, must universally abound with benefits.
3. Our Patience and Innocency make vs not complet lambes, without our Profitablenes. Malum ferimus, malum non offerimus, bonum proferimus. VVe offer no euill, we suffer euill, we returne good. It is not enough to suffer wrongs, but we must do none. It is not enough to do no wrong, but we must doe good for wrong. Bonum pro malo reddere Christianum est. Euery thing in a lambe is good and vsefull.