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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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THE BLACK DEVIL OR The APOSTATE.THE BLACK DEVILL OR The APOSTATE.
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2. At last he is out; and then like a discontented Guest, hindered of his old Lodging, and destitute of so warm a bed, he walks through dry places, revisits the Heathen. But finding them as strongly his own, as the infrangible chains of wickedness could make them; he disdains rest, like an Engrosser, in his own Lordship; so long as there are other purchases to be made abroad. Or perhaps the Ark of salvation is now brought to the Gentiles, and then the Dagon, Dragon of hell must needs be packing. A new King, the true King beginning his Reign in the Conscience, deposeth, dejecteth, ejecteth that usurping Tyrant. There is no remedy: out he must.
2. At last he is out; and then like a discontented Guest, hindred of his old Lodging, and destitute of so warme a bed, he walks through dry places, revisites the Heathen. But finding them as strongly his owne, as the infrangible chaines of wickednesse could make them; he disdaines rest, like an Ingrosser, in his owne Lordship; so long as there are other purchases to bee made abroad. Or perhappes the Arke of saluation is now brought to the Gentiles, and then the Dagon, Dragon of hell must needs be packing. A new King, the true King beginning his Raigne in the Conscience, deposeth, deiecteth, eiecteth that vsurping Tyrant. There is no remedy: out he must.
3. The Prince of the Air thus discovered, and discomfited by the Sun of Righteousness, breaking through the gross and foggy Clouds of Ignorance and Impiety, wherein the Gentile world was wrapped: What doth he? but re-salutes his former habitation. He liked the old seat well, and will venture a fall, but recover it.
3. The Prince of the Ayre thus discouered, and discomfited by the Sunne of Righteousnesse, breaking through the grosse and foggy Clouds of Ignorance and Impiety, wherein the Gentile world was wrapped: VVhat doth he? but re-salutes his former habitation. He liked the old seat well, and will venter a fall, but recouer it.