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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 wolfish nature will burst forth to their own shame, & the abhorring of all men. Thus saith Melancthon. Ex malo dogmate, et ma•is moribus dignoscē tur. You see the nature of these wolves. O that they would consider it, that have power to menage them: that they would protect the lambs; and as we have detected their enemies, so punish them. Muzzle the wolves, that they may not devour the flocks: give them their chain and their clog; bind them to the good behaviour toward the Minister; and restrain their violences. Wolves fly him that is anointed with the oil of Lyons. If Magistrates would use that sword, which the Lyon, the King hath put into their hands, to Gods glory, the wolves would be in more fear and quiet.
Their woluish nature will burst forth to their owne shame, & the abhorring of all men. Thus saith Melancthon. Ex malo dogmate, et ma•is moribus dignoscē tur. You see the nature of these wolues. O that they would consider it, that haue power to menage thē: that they would protect the lambes; and as we haue detected their enemies, so punish them. Muzzle the wolues, that they may not deuoure the flocks: giue them their chaine and their clog; binde them to the good behauior toward the Minister; and restraine their violences. Wolues flye him that is annointed with the oyle of Lyons. If Magistrates would vse that sword, which the Lyon, the King hath put into their hands, to Gods glory, the wolues would be in more feare and quiet.
Let him that hath Episcopal Jurisdiction consider what S. Bernard writes to Eugenius: that it is his office, Magis domare lupos, quàm dominari ovibus. And as they say, the Subject of the Canon law is, 1Homo dirigibilis in Deum, et in bonum commune: so that Court, which is called Forum spiritual, should specially consider the public tranquillity ⟨p. 33⟩of these Lambs, & to enervate the furious strength of wolves.