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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 BLACK DEVIL OR The APOSTATE. › The Measure.THE BLACK DEVILL OR The APOSTATE. › The Measure.
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1. Satan is so far gone out, as the mind is enlightened. This the Apostle grants incident to an Apostate. Hebr. 6. That he may be enlightened, taste of 1the heavenly gift, be made partaker of the Holy Ghost, taste of the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, yet fall away, never to be renewed again ⟨p. 18⟩by repentance. This is that Divines call Historica fides; a floting notion in the brain, a general transient apprehension of Gods revealed truth: which shows it self in a dexterity of wit, and volubility of speech: a fire in the brain, not able to warm the heart. It hath power to inform their judgements, not to reform their lives.
1. Satan is so farre gone out, as the mind is enlightned. This the Apostle grants incident to an Apostate. Hebr. 6. That he may be enlightned, taste of 1the heauenly guift, be made partaker of the Holy Ghost, taste of the good worde of God, and the powers of the world to come, yet fall away, neuer to be renewed againe ⟨p. 18⟩by repentance. This is that Diuines call Historica fides; a floting notion in the braine, a general transient apprehension of Gods reuealed truth: which shewes it selfe in a dexterity of wit, and volubility of speech: a fire in the braine, not able to warme the heart. It hath power to informe their iudgements, not to reforme their liues.