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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 godly are indeed the very health of the world. The Family thrives the better, that Joseph but serves in. The City is forborne so long as Lot is in it. The whole world stands for the Elects sake. And if their number were accomplished, it should be delivered to the fire. Yet: oh strange! Elijah is said to trouble Israel: and the Apostles are thrust out of Cities for turbulent fellows. But saith Ambros. Turbatur illa navis, in qua Judas fuit. The Shippe was troubled wherein Judas was. Christ was in a Ship with the other Apostles, without Judas: behold the winds are still, the sea is calm, the Ship safe. Christ was in a Ship with Judas amongst the rest, and Turbatur illa navis: the wind blusters, the waves roar, and a tempest endangers the vessel to ruin.
The godly are indeed the very health of the world. The Family thriues the better, that Ioseph but serues in. The City is forborne so long as Lot is in it. The whole world stands for the Elects sake. And if their number were accomplished, it should bee deliuered to the fire. Yet: oh strange! Eliah is said to trouble Israel: and the Apostles are thrust out of Cities for turbulent fellowes. But saith Ambros. Turbatur illa nauis, in qua Iudas fuit. The Shippe was troubled wherein Iudas was. Christ was in a Ship with the other Apostles, without Iudas: behold the winds are still, the sea is calme, the Ship safe. Christ was in a Ship with Iudas amongst the rest, and Turbatur illa nauis: the winde blusters, the waues rore, and a tempest endangers the vessell to ruine.
Benefit multis ex societate boni. One goodman doth much good to many. He is not only as manacles to the hands of God, to hold them from the defulmination of judgements; but is also a happy prevention of sin. He keeps God from being angry: he calms him, when he is angry. A godly man is like Davids Harp; he chaseth away the evil spirit from the company: and he doth (as it were) conjure the Devil. For in his presence, (as if he could work miracles) Impudence grows ashamed, ribaldry appears chaste, drunkenness is sober, blasphemers have their lips sealed up, and the mouth of all wickedness is stopped. This good comes by the good.
Benefit multis ex societate boni. One goodman doth much good to many. He is not only as manacles to the hands of God, to hold them from the defulmination of iudgements; but is also a happy preuention of sin. He keepes God from being angry: he calmes him, when he is angry. A godly man is like Dauids Harpe; he chaseth away the euill spirit from the company: and he doth (as it were) coniure the Deuill. For in his presence, (as if he could worke miracles) Impudence growes ashamed, ribaldry appeares chast, drunkenesse is sober, blasphemers haue their lips seal'd vp, and the mouth of all wickednesse is stopp'd. This good comes by the good.