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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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5. This unclean spirit may seem gone in the opinion of the Church. Sometime the Devil is gone from a man in his own judgement, not the worlds: sometimes in the worlds judgement, not his own. The Church had a good estimation of Judas, as conformable to the outward duties of obedience, and the rather because Christ trusted him with the stewardship: but God and his own conscience knew him a thief. The Devil will not always be hunted by the sent, or followed by the print of his steps. The world shall not ever have him in palpable view and full cry; by reason of his notorious and gross impieties. If he can but now and then shoot in an instigation to some wickedness, it serves his turn. He doth not every day sally out of his fort, and charge his enemies in the face; but watcheth opportunity, when his excursions may do most mischief. The Devil may be within, though he stand not at door to be seen.
5. This vncleane spirit may seeme gone in the opinion of the Church. Sometime the Deuill is gone from a man in his owne iudgement, not the worlds: sometimes in the worlds iudgement, not his owne. The Church had a good estimation of Iudas, as conformable to the outward duties of obedience, and the rather because Christ trusted him with the stewardship: but God and his owne conscience knew him a theefe. The Deuill wil not alwayes be hunted by the sent, or followed by the print of his steps. The world shall not euer haue him in palpable view and full cry; by reason of his notorious and grosse impieties. If he can but now and then shoot in an instigation to some wickednes, it serues his turn. He doth not euery day sally out of his fort, and charge his enemies in the face; but watcheth opportunity, when his excursions may do most mischiefe. The Deuil may be within, though hee stand not at doore to be seene.
6. Lastly Satan is said so far to be gone out, as there is an interruption in the sovereignty of sin for a season. The floods of iniquity are not so violent, as if they were kept within the dam by shutting down the sluice. The Dromedary, the ungodly, runs not so madly, whiles that infernal rider forbears their sides with his spur.