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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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3. Yea, even the blood of these lambs is profitable: which they grudge not to give for the glory of God, and benefit of the Church, when a just cause hath called for it. We know that the blood of Martyrs, was milk which nourished the Primitive Infancy of the Church, & Gods tithe hath bin paid in the lives of his servants. Every drop of blood so spilt hath bin like a grain sown in mature ground, and brought forth a plenteous harvest of believers. Well may that lamb of God, that hath begot the Church by his blood on the Cross: & still nourisheth her with the same blood in the Sacrament: deservingly require this Circumcision and tribute of blood, at the hands of his lambs. The Jews sacrificed their beasts to God: we equal them in sacrificing our concupiscences and beastly lusts. But we far exceed those typic times, when we immolate our souls & bodies to God. What confirmation of faith, where it was weak: what inkindling of zeal, where it was not; hath been thus effected, the devout acknowledgement of many, non obiter, but ex professo hath demonstrated.
3. Yea, euen the bloud of these lambes is profitable: which they grudge not to giue for the glory of God, and benefit of the Church, when a iust cause hath called for it. We know that the bloud of Martyrs, was milke which nourished the Primitiue Infancy of the Church, & Gods tythe hath bin paide in the liues of his seruants. Euery drop of bloud so spilt hath bin like a grain sowne in mature ground, and brought forth a plenteous haruest of beleeuers. Well may that lambe of God, that hath begotte the Church by his bloud on the Crosse: & stil nourisheth her with the same bloud in the Sacramēt: deseruingly require this Circuncision and tribute of bloud, at the hands of his lambes. The Iewes sacrificed their beasts to God: we equal them in sacrificing our concupiscences and beastly lusts. But we far exceed those typicke times, whē we immolate our soules & bodies to God. What confirmation of faith, where it was weak: what inkindling of zeal, wher it was not; hath been thus effected, the deuout acknowledgment of many, non obiter, but ex professo hath demonstrated.
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