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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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7. Hereupon their latter end becomes worse then their beginning. A stronger delusion hath taken hold of them, and that in the just judgement of the wise Ordinatour of all things. For this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lye: 1that all they might be damned, who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. For if He that despised Moses law, dyed without mercy, under two or three Witnesses: then verse 29. Of how 2much sorer punishment shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot (not the Servant, but) the Son of God: & hath counted the blood (not of Bulls and Goats, but) of the Covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, (whereby he shall now be condemned) an unholy thing: and hath done despite to the Spirit (not of bondage, but) of grace. His beginning was far better, or at least less bad, then his end shall be.
7. Hereupon their latter end becomes worse then their beginning. A stronger delusion hath taken hold of them, and that in the iust iudgement of the wise Ordinatour of all things. For this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should beleeue a lye: 1that all they might bee damned, who be•eeued not the truth, but had pleasure in vnrighteousnesse. For if He that despised Moyses law, dyed without mercy, vnder two or three Witnesses: then verse 29. Of how 2much sorer punishment shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden vnder foote (not the Seruant, but) the Sonne of God: & hath counted the bloud (not of Buls and Goates, but) of the Couenant, wherewith he was sanctified, (whereby he shall now bee condemned) an vnholy thing: and hath done despite to the Spirit (not of bondage, but) of grace. His beginning was farre better, or at least lesse bad, then his ende shall be.