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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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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.
4. Thither he flies; and lo, how fit he finds it for his entertain! The heart of the Jews is empty of Faith; swept with the besom of Hypocrisy, a justiciary, imaginary, false-conceited righteousness; ⟨p. 4⟩and garnished with a few broken traditions and ceremonies; suppellectile complements in stead of substantial graces.
4. Thether he flyes; and loe, how fit he findes it for his entertaine! The heart of the Iewes is empty of Faith; swept with the beesome of Hypocrisie, a iusticiary, imaginary, false-conceited righteousnes; ⟨p. 4⟩and garnished with a few broken traditions and ceremonies; suppellectile complements in stead of substantiall graces.
5. Glad of this, he recollects his forces: takes with him seven other spirits, a greater dominion of sin, then he was erst armed with all: more wicked then himself; as if he would make invincible provision, and prevention of any future dispossession.