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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. For Sterility. The wolf is not very fertile in producing the one kind: (if less, better.) But utterly unprofitable in any good thing redounding from him. The horse carrieth his Master, the ox is strong to draw the plough, the sheep gives us wool for warmth, and flesh for nourishment, the Cows udder drops milk into our pails. The Elephant hath virtue in his tooth, the Unicorn in his horn, the Civet-cat in her sent, the Goat in his blood, the Beaver in his genitals. The dog hath his service, and the cat keeps away vermin: not the ape, but makes some sport; and the very poison of serpents is by art made medicinal. For hide, or hair, or horn, or hoof, or blood, or flesh, most beasts yield some profit; but the wolf is good for nothing.
1. For Sterrillity. The wolfe is not very fertile in producing the one kind: (if lesse, better.) But vtterly vnprofitable in any good thing redounding from him. The horse carrieth his Maister, the oxe is strong to draw the plough, the sheepe giues vs wooll for warmth, and flesh for nourishment, the Cowes vdder drops milke into our pailes. The Elephant hath vertue in his tooth, the Vnicorne in his horne, the Ciuet-cat in her sent, the Goate in his blood, the Beuer in his genitals. The dogge hath his seruice, and the catte keepes away vermine: not the ape, but makes some sport; and the very poyson of serpents is by art made medicinall. For hyde, or haire, or horne, or hoofe, or blood, or flesh, most beasts yeeld some profite; but the wolfe is good for nothing.
A fit Emblem of a wicked man; that is universally evil whiles he lives: and not often doth so much good as a hog when he dyes. Only death hath bound him to the good forbearance, and restrains him from doing any further mischief. Perhaps ⟨p. 28⟩he may give away some fragments in his Testament: but he parts with it in his will, against his will: and it is but a part, whereas Judas returned all, yet went to hell. The wolf living is like Rumney Marsh. Hyeme malus, aestate molestus, nunquam bonus. 1