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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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Travel. He walks.
Trauell. He walkes.
The Devil is no idle spirit, but a walker; a vagrant, runagate walker, like Cain, that cannot rest in a place. I have heard of Travellers, that have seen many parts of the world; but never any perpetual Peripatetic, or universal walker, but Satan: who hath travelled all coasts & corners of the earth; and would of heaven too, if he might be admitted. He is not like S. Georges statue, ever on horseback, and never riding: but as if he were Knight Martial of the whole world, he is ever walking. His motion is circular, and his unwearied steppes know ⟨p. 25⟩no rest: he hath a large and endless circuit. His walk is a siege, that goes about the Fort, to find the weakest place, and easiest for battery. He walketh about, as a roaring Lyon, seeking whom he may devour. 1As in other things he is a Serpent; so especially in his walks; for his whole course is serpentine. All his walks are after, against, about man. His walks are the Circumference, and Man the Centre. The motive cause, and main intention of his journey, is to win man.
The Deuill is no idle spirit, but a walker; a vagrant, runnagate walker, like Caine, that cannot rest in a place. I haue heard of Trauellers, that haue seene many parts of the world; but neuer any perpetuall Peripateticke, or vniuersall walker, but Satan: who hath trauell'd all coasts & corners of the earth; and would of heauen too, if he might bee admitted. He is not like S. Georges statue, euer on horsebacke, and neuer riding: but as if he were Knight Martiall of the whole world, he is euer walking. His motion is circular, and his vnwearied steppes know ⟨p. 25⟩no rest: he hath a large and endlesse circuite. His walke is a siege, that goes about the Fort, to finde the weakest place, and easiest for battery. Hee walketh about, as a roaring Lyon, seeking whom he may deuoure.