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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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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.
5. Glad of this, he recollects his forces: takes with him seauen other spirits, a greater dominion of sinne, then he was earst armed with all: more wicked then himselfe; as if hee would make inuincible prouision, and preuention of any future dispossession.
6. He enters in with his crew; not purposing to be as a Guest, but a Tenant; not a Tenant, but a Land-Lord; not a Land-Lord, but a King, a Commander, a Tyrant: till at last he may presume of an indubitate right. As Usurpers that come to a Kingdom by a violent or litigious title, are at first so modest & dainty, that they sign not their Grants, Edicts, and such public Acts in their own particular and singular names, but require the conscription, and evident consent of their Counsel. But once established by succession, and unrivalled by opposition, they grow peremptorily confident in their own right and power, and in their most tyrannous acts dare sign, Teste meipso. So Satan at first erection of his Kingdom in the Jews, conscious of his unjust title, was content to admit the help of fond Ceremonies, Tales, Traditions, &c. to make for him against Christ, whose Kingdom he usurps. This he condescended to out of a mannerly cozenage, and for the more subtle insinuation into the Jewish hearts. But now established in his Throne and confirmed in his title, by their hard-hartednes, and wilful obstinacy in rejecting their Messiah; he