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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.
1. To some this lamb gives his fleece: he clothes the naked; and keeps the sick and poor warm in his wool. He sees not a lamb of Christ stripped by poverty; but he lends him one lock, to hide his nakedness. Sic vos, non vobis, vellera fertis oves.
1. To some this lambe giues his fleece: hee cloathes the naked; and keepes the sicke and poore warme in his wooll. He sees not a lambe of Christ stripp'd by pouerty; but he lends him one locke, to hide his nakednesse. Sic vos, non vobis, vellera fertis oues.
2. He is no niggard of his flesh. Part of his meat ⟨p. 21⟩and drink, and such refections as God hath sent him, he willingly gives. The Lamb is not covetous. If I have food and raiment, saith S. Paul, I have learned to be content. Covetousness becomes a lamb, worse then rapine a wolf. Jude makes it the mark of false teachers to feed themselves: and Jeremiah saith, 1the wind shall feed them; nay feed on them, & eat 2them up. Saith Gregor. Considerate, quid de gregibus agatur, quando lupi sunt pastores! What shall become 3of the Lambs, under the tuition of Wolves!
2. He is no niggard of his flesh. Part of his meate ⟨p. 21⟩and drinke, and such refections as God hath sent him, he willingly giues. The Lamb is not couetous. If I haue food and rayment, saith S. Paul, I haue learned to be content. Couetousnes becomes a lamb, worse then rapine a wolfe. Iude makes it the marke of false teachers to feed themselues: and Ieremy saith,