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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
THE Spiritual Navigator BOUND For the Holy Land.THE Spirituall Nauigator BOVND For the Holy Land.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
With purpose of avoiding prolixity, I have limited my self to this member of the 6. ver. And before the Throne there was a sea of glass like unto Crystal. I find hereof seven several expositions. I will lightly touch them, and present them only to your view; then build upon the soundest.
VVith purpose of auoiding prolixity, I haue limited my selfe to this member of the 6. ver. And before the Throne there was a sea of glasse like vnto Chrystall. I finde hereof seauen seuerall expositions. I will lightly touch them, and present them onely to your view; then build vppon the soundest.
1. Some expound this glassy and Chrystal-like Sea, of Contemplative men: so Emanuel Sa. But I find this foundation so weak, that I dare not set any frame of discourse on it.
1. Some expound this glassy and Chrystal-like Sea, of Contemplatiue men: so Emanuel Sa. But I find this foundation so weake, that I dare not set any frame of discourse on it.
2. Some conceive it to be an abundant understanding of the Truth; a happy and excellent knowledge, given to the Saints; and that in a wonderful plentitude: so Ambrose. Per mare historica, per vitrum moralis, per Chrystallinum spiritualis intelligentia. By Sea is intended an historical knowledge; by glass a moral; a spiritual and supernatural by Crystal.
2. Some conceiue it to be an abundant vnderstanding of the Truth; a happy and excellent knowledge, giuen to the Saints; and that in a wonderfull plentitude: so Ambrose. Per mare historica, per vitrum moralis, per Chrystallinum spiritualis intelligentia. By Sea is intended an historicall knowledge; by glasse a morall; a spirituall and supernaturall by Chrystall.