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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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Trouble. Seeking rest.
But is he in any hope to find it? Doth he not carry his hell about him? Can he get out of the ⟨p. 32⟩curse and malediction of God? There is no rest to him passively, actively. 1. Passively; the unappeased anger of Almighty God persecutes him, & denies him rest. 2. Actively; he gives himself no rest in tempting and tormenting man. God persecutes him: he persecutes man. Thus through a voluntary and enforced motion, et volenter, et violenter, he seeks rest, but he finds none.
But is he in any hope to find it? Doth he not carry his hell about him? Can hee get out of the ⟨p. 32⟩curse and malediction of God? There is no rest to him passiuely, actiuely. 1. Passiuely; the vnappeased anger of Almighty God persecutes him, & denyes him rest. 2. Actiuely; he giues himselfe no rest in tempting and tormenting man. God persecutes him: he persecutes man. Thus through a voluntary and enforced motion, et volenter, et violenter, he seekes rest, but he finds none.
The Devils malice to mankind is so great, that he cannot rest without their ruin. He begun with the first Parents, and will not end but with the end of the world; till he hath tempted, or at least attempted the last man, that ever their generations shall produce. Hereon it is noted, that the Angels sinning were never restored, because they offended without temptation, merely of malice, being created pure and excellent spirits. But man fell from God, and was again redeemed to God, because he was seduced of another. Quantò fragilior in natura, tantò facilior ad veniam. The weaker in nature,