The devils banquet described in four sermons [brace], 1. The banquet propounded, begun, 2.…The deuills banket described in foure sermons [brace], 1. The banket propounded, begunne, 2.…

I do not spare with connivance the Junior Thieves, because I bring their Fathers to the bar first. He that shall with a violent or subtle hand, Lyon-like or Fox-like, take away that, which God hath made mine; endangers at once his body to the worlds, his soul to heavens sword of Justice: and shall pass from a temporal Bar, to the Tribunal Judgement of Christ. Let not misconstruction hear me: there are more of these, dye honest men, then of Usurers: for one Usurers repentance, I will produce you ten executed Thieves. Only here it is, the great Thieves agree one with another; Claw me, and I will claw thee: Wink at mine, and I will not see thy faults: They tune like Bells, and want but hanging. For these Thieves, I might indeed be silent and spare my breath, to the conversion of more hopeful sinners: but we must free our consciences from the guiltiness of not reproving; least they ⟨p. 65⟩curse us on their Death-beds, as that Usurer made his will; wherein he bequeathed his soul to the Devil for extorting, his Wife for inducing, his Deacon for enduring, or not reproving. Though every Usurer makes account to walk to hell, (yet since both hell and heaven be equally set to his choice, why should he choose the worst way?) let not his Minister, for silence, bear him company.

I do not spare with conniuence the Iunior Theeues, because I bring their Fathers to the barre first. He that shall with a violent or subtill hand, Lyon-like or Foxe-like, take away that, which God hath made mine; endangers at once his body to the worlds, his soule to heauens sword of Iustice: and shall passe from a temporall Barre, to the Tribunall Iudgement of Christ. Let not misconstruction heare me: there are more of these, dye honest men, then of Vsu•ers: for one Vsurers repentance, I will produce you tenne executed Theeues. Onely here it is, the great The•ues agree one with another; Claw me, and I will claw thee: Winke at mine, and I will not see thy faults: They tune like Bells, and want but hanging. For these Theeues, I might indeede be silent and spare my breath, to the conuersion of more hopefull sinners: but we must free our consciences from the guiltinesse of not reprouing; least they ⟨p. 65⟩curse vs on their Death-beds, as that Vsurer made his will; wherein hee bequeathed his soule to the Deuill for extorting, his Wife for inducing, his Deacon for induring, or not reprouing. Though euery Vsurer makes account to walke to hell, (yet since both hell and heauen be equally set to his choyse, why should he chuse the worst way?) let not his Minister, for silence, beare him company.