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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 Spiritual Navigator BOUND For the Holy Land.THE Spirituall Nauigator BOVND For the Holy Land.
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.
Revel. Chap. 4. ver. 6. Before the Throne there was a Sea of Glass like unto Crystal.
Reuel. Chap. 4. ver. 6. Before the Throne there was a Sea of Glasse like vnto Chrystall.
IF I have been somewhat long on the Sea, you will excuse me. It is a great and vast Element to travel over in so short a time. Some Observations I have given you; that I might not cross the World without some fruit of my voyage. Only what I have spoken of the waters, let it not be drowned in the waters, as the proverb saith; not perish in your memories, without some fruit in your lives.
IF I haue beene somewhat long on the Sea, you will excuse me. It is a great and vaste Element to trauell ouer in so short a time. Some Obseruations I haue giuen you; that I might not crosse the World without some fruite of my voyage. Onely what I haue spoken of the waters, let it not be drown'd in the waters, as the prouerbe saith; not perish in your memories, without some fruite in your liues.
The next circumstance gives the world, not only for a Sea, but Mare vitreum, a Sea of glass. You see, I must carry you further on this Element, and yet at last leave many coasts unvisited, much smothered ⟨p. 39⟩in silence. Let not all be via navis, as the Wise man speaketh, the way of a Ship on the sea, leaving no track or print in your meditations.
The next circumstance giues the world, not only for a Sea, but Mare vitreum, a Sea of glasse. You see, I must carry you further on this Element, and yet at last leaue many coasts vnuisited, much smotherd ⟨p. 39⟩