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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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5. The Sea is full of dangers. To discuss the perils of the sea belongs rather to the capacity of a Mariner, then of a Divine. I will only apprehend so much, as may serve to exemplify this dangerous world.
5. The Sea is full of dangers. To discusse the perils of the sea belongs rather to the capacity of a Marriner, then of a Diuine. I will onely apprehend so much, as may serue to exemplisie this dangerous world.
1. The Sea is one of those fearful elements, wherein there is no mercy. Oh that the world had but so much mercy, as might exempt and discharge it of this comparison. But if we take the world for the wicked of the world, we read that the very mercies of the wicked are cruel.
1. The Sea is one of those fearefull elements, wherin there is no mercy. Oh that the world had but so much mercy, as might exempt and discharge it of this comparison. But if we take the world for the wicked of the world, we read that the very mercies of the wicked are cruell.
2. There be Pirates in the Sea. Alas! but a handful to that huge army of them in the world. Take a short view of them from our most excellent Postillist. Fury fights against us, like a mad Turk. Fornication, like a treacherous Joab; in kisses, it kills. Drunkenness is the master-gunner, that gives fire to all the rest. Gluttony may stand for a Corporal; Avarice for a Pioneer; Idleness for a Gentleman of a company. Pride must be Captain.
2. There be Pyrates in the Sea. Alas! but a handfull to that huge army of them in the world. Take a short view of them from our most excellent Postillist. Fury fights against vs, like a mad Turke. Fornication, like a treacherous Ioab; in kisses, it kils. Drunkennes is the maister-gunner, that giues fire to al the rest. Gluttony may stand for a Corporall; Auarice for a Pioner; Idlenesse for a Gentleman of a company. Pride must be Cptaine.