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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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Their atrocity is not thus satisfied; but if opportunity give power, they will wound and worry the lambs first, and proclaim their guiltinesses afterwards. As Cyril observes, the lamb of God was served by the Jews. Primùm ligant; deinde causas in eum 1quaerunt. First they bind him, and then they seek matter against him. As it is reported of a Judge of the Stemery at Lydford in Devonshire; who having hanged a felon among the Tinners in the forenoon, sate in judgement on him in the afternoon. So the wolves in Queen Mary's days, imprisoned the innocent lambs that had broken no law; and afterwards ⟨p. 29⟩devised a law to condemn them. And having first martyred them, then held disputation whether the act were authentical. These were the sanguisugous wolves, Papists. There are still rapidi, rabidi lupi, that must have somewhat to expiate their savage fury. Avicen speaks of the wolf; that if the Fishermen leave him no offal, he will rend their nets. These Cannibals look for somewhat; if it be but for a Ne noceant. Other wolves are afraid of burning flames: but these Lycanthropi budge not an inch for all the fire in hell.
Their atrocity is not thus satisfied; but if opportunity giue power, they will wound and worry the lambes first, and proclaime their guiltinesses afterwards. As Cyrill obserues, the lambe of God was serued by the Iewes. Primùm ligant; deinde causas in eum 1quaerunt. First they binde him, and then they seeke matter against him. As it is reported of a Iudge of the Stemery at Lydford in Deuonshire; who hauing hangd a felon among the Tinners in the forenoon, sate in iudgement on him in the afternoone. So the wolues in Queen Maries daies, imprisoned the innocent lambs that had broken no law; and afterwards ⟨p. 29⟩deuised a law to condēn them. And hauing first martyrd thē, then held disputation whether the act were authenticall. These were the sanguisugous wolues, Papists. There are still rapidi, rabidi lupi, that must haue somwhat to expiate their sauage fury. Auicen speaks of the wolfe; that if the Fishermen leaue him no offall, he wil rend their nets. These Canibals look for somwhat; if it be but for a Ne noceant. Other wolues are afraid of burning flames: but these Lycanthropi budge not an inch for all the fire in hell.