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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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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. 1Tide and time, morning and evening, winter and summer, never good. Thus every way is this wolf infructuous.
A fitte Embleme of a wicked man; that is vniuersally euill whiles he liues: and not often doth so much good as a hogge when he dyes. Onely death hath bound him to the good forbearance, and restraines him from doing any further mischiefe. Perhaps ⟨p. 28⟩he may giue away some fragments in his Testament: but he parts with it in his will, against his will: and it is but a part, whereas Iudas returned al, yet went to hell. The wolfe liuing is like Rumney Marsh. Hyeme malus, aestate molestus, nunquam bonus. 1Tide and time, morning and euening, winter and summer, neuer good. Thus euery way is this wolfe infructuous.
- 1Liberts Peramb. of Kent.
2. For Ferocity. The wolf is savage and cruel; and loves to lick his own lips, when they reek with the luke-warm gore of the lambs. There is no such complacency to the wicked, as the wreaking their malicious teens on the good. If they cannot reach with their claws, they vomit out fire, or at least smoke. Omnis malitia cructat fumum.