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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 BLACK DEVIL OR The APOSTATE.THE BLACK DEVILL OR The APOSTATE.
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.
The White Devil, the Hypocrite hath been formerly discovered, and the sky-coloured veil of his dissimulation pulled off. I am to present to your view and detestation a sinner of a contrary colour, swarthy rebellion, and besmeared Profaneness: an Apostate falling into the clutches of eight unclean spirits. Needs must he be foul, that hath so many foul devils in him. Mary Magdalen had but seven, and they were cast out: this hath gotten one more, to make his soul the blacker, and they keep in. If Hypocrisy there, were justly called the White Devil; Apostasy here may as justly be termed the Black Devil. In the former was a white skin of profession drawn over an ulcerous corps: here hide and carcass, hand and heart, shadow and substance, seeming and being, outward profession and inward intention, are black, foul, detestable. Therefore we will call him the Apostate, or black Devil.
The White Deuill, the Hypocrite hath beene formerly discouer'd, and the sky-colourd vaile of his dissimulation pulled off. I am to present to your view and detestation a sinner of a contrary colour, swarthy rebellion, and besmeared Profanesse: an Apostate falling into the clutches of eight vncleane spirits. Needs must he be fowle, that hath so many fowle deuils in him. Mary Magdalen had but seauen, and they were cast out: this hath gotten one more, to make his soule the blacker, and they keepe in. If Hypocrisie there, were iustly called the White Deuill; Apostacie here may as iustly bee termed the Blacke Deuill. In the former was a white skinne of profession drawne ouer an vlcerous corps: here hyde and carcasse, hand and heart, shadow and substance, seeming and being, outward profession and inward intention, are blacke, foule, detestable. Therfore we will call him the Apostate, or blacke Deuill.
This Text dwelleth on two persons, Man and Satan! Alas! it goes ill, when Man and the Devil come so near together: weak man; and his infest, profest enemy. Wherein we will (metaphorically) compare Man to a Fort, and the Devil to a Captain.
This Text dwelleth on two persons, Man and Satan! Alas! it goes ill, when Man and the Deuill come so neare together: weake man; and his infest, profest enemy. Wherein wee will (metaphorically) compare Man to a Fort, and the Deuill to a Captaine.