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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.
He beholds as in a clear mirror of Crystal all our impurities, impieties; our contempt of Sermons, neglect of Sacraments, dishallowing his Sabbaths. Well▪ as God sees all things so clearly; so I would to God, we would behold somewhat. Let us open our eyes, & view in this Crystal glass our own works. Consider we a little our own wicked courses, our perverse ways on this Sea. Look upon this Angle of the world; for so we think, Anglia signifies: how many vipers doth she nurse and nourish in her indulgent bosom, that wound and sting her! The Landlords oppression, Usurers extortion, Patrons Simony, Commons covetousness: our unmercifulness to the poor, over-mercifulness to the rich; malice, ebriety, pride, profanation. These, these are the works, that God sees among us: & shall we not see them our selves? shall we be utter strangers to our own doings? Be not deceived. Neither fornicators, nor Idolaters, nor adulterers, 1nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners shall inherit the kingdom ⟨p. 56⟩of God. Let not us then be such. Let us not be desirous of vain-glory, provoking one another, envying 2one another. Me thinks here, vain-glory stalks in like a Mountebank-Gallant: Provocation, like a swaggering Roarer: & Malice, like a meagre and melancholy Jesuit. All these things we do, and God sees in the light: and in the light we must repent them, or God will punish them with everlasting darkness. You see, how the world is clear to Gods eye, as Crystal.
Hee beholds as in a cleare mirrour of Chrystall all our impurities, impieties; our contempt of Sermons, neglect of Sacraments, dishallowing his Saboths. Well▪ as God sees all things so clearely; so I would to God, wee would behold somewhat. Let vs open our eyes, & view in this Chrystall glasse our owne workes. Consider we a little our owne wicked courses, our peruerse wayes on this Sea. Looke vppon this Angle of the worlde; for so wee thinke, Anglia signifies: how many vipers doth she nurse and nourish in her indulgent bosome, that wound and sting her! The Landlords oppression, Vsurers extortion, Patrons Simonie, Commons couetousnesse: our vnmercifulnes to the poore, ouer-mercifulnes to the rich; malice, ebriety, pride, prophanation. These, these are the works, that God sees among vs: & shall we not see them our selues? shall we be vtter strangers to our owne doings? Be not deceiued. Neither fornicators, nor Idolaters, nor adulterers,