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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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Event or success. But he findeth none.
Euent or successe. But he findeth none.
So soon as ever this unclean spirit is thrown out of man, that he begins to serve God, Satan rageth worse then ever: and till he can overthrow the beginnings of grace in us with a second perversion, ⟨p. 34⟩he finds no rest. We cannot so soon please God, but we displease the Devil. Whiles Paul was a Pharisee, no man in greater credit: but become a professor and Preacher of the Gospel, none more exposed to dangers and contumelies. If we (do but) look toward Jerusalem; as Christ, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem, might not be 1received of the Samaritans: or if we purpose to heaven, as Pau• to Thessalonica, Satan will offer to hinder 2our pass. The Devil desires to winnow Peter, not Judas. The more faithful servants of God we be, the more doth Satan bruise us with the flail, or grate us with the fan.
So soone as euer this vncleane spirit is throwne out of man, that he begins to serue God, Satan rageth worse then euer: and till he can ouerthrow the beginnings of grace in vs with a second peruersion, ⟨p. 34⟩he findes no rest. VVe cannot so soone please God, but we displease the Deuill. Whiles Paul was a Pharise, no man in greater credite: but become a professor and Preacher of the Gospell, none more exposed to dangers and contumelies. If we (doe but) looke toward Ierusalem; as Christ, because his face was as though he would go to Ierusalem, might not be 1receiued of the Samaritans: or if wee purpose to heauen, as Pau to Thessalonica, Satan will offer to hinder