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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 Spiritual Navigator BOUND For the Holy Land.THE Spirituall Nauigator BOVND For the Holy Land.
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4. Other things are neither from everlasting, nor to everlasting: for they had a beginning, and shall have an end. Of this sort are all worldly things. God will give them their end as he is Omega, that gave them their creation as he is Alpha. All these things do decay, and shall perish. Mors etiam saxis, nominibusqque venit. Death shall extend the force even upon stones and names.
4. Other things are neyther from euerlasting, nor to euerlasting: for they had a beginning, and shall haue an end. Of this sort are all worldly things. God will giue them their end as he is Omega, that gaue them their creation as he is Alpha. All these things do decay, and shall perish. Mors etiam saxis, nominibusqque venit. Death shall extend the force euen vpon stones and names.
Who can then deny this world to be brittle? we see how slowly the tired earth returns us the fruits, which we trusted her bowels with. Her usury grows weak, like a decayed debtor, unable to pay us the interest, she was wont. Ni vis humana quotannis Maxima quaeque manu legeret.
VVho can then deny this world to be brittle? we see how slowly the tired earth returnes vs the fruits, which wee trusted her bowels with. Her vsury growes weake, like a decayed debter, vnable to pay vs the interest, she was wont. Ni vis humana quotannis Maxima quaeque manu legeret.
The World is lame, 1and every member, as it were out of joint. It caught a fall in the Cradle, as Mephibosheth by falling from his Nurse; and the older it waxeth, the more maimedly it halteth. Sin entered presently ⟨p. 50⟩