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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.…
The devils banquet described in four sermons [brace], 1. The banquet propounded, begun, 2. The second service, 3. The breaking up of the feast, 4. The shot or reckoning, [and] The sinners passing-bell, together with Physic from heaven / published by Thomas Adams ...The deuills banket described in foure sermons [brace], 1. The banket propounded, begunne, 2. The second seruice, 3. The breaking vp of the feast, 4. The shot or reckoning, [and] The sinners passing-bell, together with Phisicke from heauen / published by Thomas Adams ...
London: printed by Thomas Snodham for Ralph Mab, 1614
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Well; the Thief knows his doom, a double banishment, out of the Territories of earth, out of the confines of heaven:1 therefore let him that hath stolen steal no more? Repentance shall be sure of mercy. And let not the great Thief think to scape; as he is a Gallimaufry of all sins, so he shall have a Rendezvous of all punishments. His house is the Devils Tavern; the guests have sweet wine, but a sharp reckoning. The Devils Fence-school, as the stabbings, woundings, hackings, rackings which torture the Common-wealth, are there experimentally taught. The Devils Brothel-house, where the Usurer is the Bawd, and his money's the Harlots: (only they differ from Harlots in their pregnancy and teeming, for they lay like Pigeons every month:) marry because the Devil is Land-lord, his rent eats out all their gains.
Well; the Thiefe knowes his doome, a double banishment, out of the Territories of earth, out of the confines of heauen:1 therefore let him that hath stollen steale no more? Repentance shall bee sure of mercie. And let not the great Thiefe thinke to scape; as hee is a Gallimaufrey of all sinnes, so he shall haue a Rendeuous of all punishments. His house is the Deuils Tauerne; the guests haue sweet wine, but a sharpe reckoning. The Deuils Fence-schoole, as the stabbings, woundings, hackings, rackings which torture the Common-wealth, are there experimentally taught. The Deuils Brothell-house, where the Vsurer is the Bawde, and his money's the Harlots: (onely they differ from Harlots in their pregnancie and teeming, for they lay like Pigeons euery moneth:) marry because the Deuill is Land-lord, his rent eates out all their gaines.
5. Slander is a water in great request: every guest of the Devil is continually sipping of this Vial. It robs man of his good name, which is above all riches