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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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So of the contrary, Satan is said to go out, when he still holds in; but like a bird in the net, that hangs by one claw. Nero is still in Rome, though he remits taxations, and forbears massacres for a season. The love of drunkenness may be in the heart, though there be a day when the Tavern is avoided. Be the Adulterer asleep, he is an adulterer still. What master so cruel, but sometimes lets his slave rest? Certa quiescendi tempor a fata dabunt. The Devil is not continually impelling or compelling his servants to public and notorious iniquities. Sometimes he suspends his tyranny, and sits close in the heart, banqueting on the lusts which he finds there, and sends not abroad for new cates. The tempestuous wind eftsoon lies still: the most robustious and malignant force of wickedness bates of the usual violence, and breaks not forth into the same show of malice without some intermission. So far as this suspense, remission, and interruption of sin extends, so far is Satan said to be gone out.
So of the contrary, Satan is said to go out, when he stil holds in; but like a bird in the net, that hangs by one claw. Nero is still in Rome, though he remittes taxations, and forbeares massacres for a season. The loue of drunkennesse may be in the heart, though there be a day when the Tauerne is auoyded. Be the Adulterer asleepe, he is an adulterer still. What maister so cruell, but sometimes lets his slaue rest? Certa quiescendi tempor a fata dabunt. The Deuill is not continually impelling or compelling his seruants to publicke and notorious iniquities. Sometimes he supends his tyranny, and sits close in the heart, banketting on the lusts which he findes there, and sends not abroad for new cates. The tempestuous wind eftsoone lyes still: the most robustious and malignant force of wickednes bates of the vsuall violence, and breaks not forth into the same shew of malice without some intermission. So farre as this suspense, remission, and interruption of sinne extends, so farre is Satan said to be gone out.
You see the Measure. Only give me leave, to set you down two short rules, as two reflecting perspectives; wherein you may behold, whether this unclean spirit be truly, or hypocritically cast out of your hearts.