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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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For this cause is the world made to us so full of afflictions. Christ promiseth to give a reward, but not to take away persecutions. Blessed are they, which are persecuted for righteousness sake: for theirs is the 1Kingdom of heaven. He doth not subtract all suffering, but adds a recompense, God doth so mingle, and compound, and make them both of one indifferency and relish: that we can scarce distinguish which is the meat, and which the sauce; both together nourishing our spiritual health. You see the alike distastefulness of the world and sea. This is the second resemblance.
For this cause is the world made to vs so full of afflictions. Christ promiseth to giue a reward, but not to take away persecutions. Blessed are they, which are persecuted for righteousnes sake: for theirs is the 1Kingdome of heauen. He doth not subtract all suffering, but addes a recompence, God doth so mingle, and compound, and make them both of one indifferency and rellish: that wee can scarse distinguish which is the meat, and which the sawce; both together norishing our spiritual health. You see the alike distastfulnes of the world and sea. This is the second resemblance.
3. The sea doth cast forth her dead fishes; as if it laboured to purge it self of that which annoys it: giving only contentfull solace and nutriment to those that naturally live in it. So does the world; con tending to spew out those that are dead to it. 1. Cor. 4. We are made as the filth of the world, & the off-scouring of all things unto this day. No marvel if she pukes 1