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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.
How much of fame, liberty, peace, conscience is laid out to purchase gold? some for love of it would pluck down Heaven, and empty it of a Deity: others to overtake it, run quick to Hell. And they, that seek it, find it: for if a man will sell Heaven for pelf, he shall not fail of his purchase. Hence Mammon is the God of no beggars; but Merchants and Gentles, and Cormorants, and Usurers, and Chuffes. The Idols of the Heathen were silver and gold: It is but inverting the sentence. Their Idols are silver and gold, and silver and gold are our Idols.
How much of fame, libertie, peace, conscience is laid out to purchase gold? some for loue of it would plucke downe Heauen, and empty it of a Deitie: others to ouertake it, runne quicke to Hell. And they, that seeke it, finde it: for if a man will sell Heauen for pelfe, he shall not faile of his purchase. Hence Mammon is the God of no beggars; but Merchants and Gentles, and Cormorants, and Vsurers, and Chuffes. The Idols of the Heathen were siluer and gold: It is but inuerting the sentence. Their Idols are siluer and gold, and siluer and gold are our Idols.
Many a wretched Father plays the Thief with himself, and starves his own carcass, to leave wealth to his Babe. He lives on roots, that his prodigal Heir may feed on Pheasants: he keeps the Chimney corner, that his Heir may frequent Ordinaries: he drinks water, that his Heir may drink wine, and that to drunkenness. Though he be richer then Dives, he lives like an Alchemist. Miserable Fathers make wretched Sons: none often have more undone them, then they that have done most for them. They ⟨p. 82⟩make heritages, but God makes Heirs: the children of such Churls seldom roast what their Fathers took in hunting. 1Now what Thief can more spoil another, then such a man doth himself? he cannot find in his heart, to put a good morsel into his belly. He dares not eat an Egg, least he should loose a Chicken. A poor Beggar is in better estate then a rich Miser: he wants many things; but this wants all things. Corpus extenuate, ut lucrm extendat: He wrinkles and contracts his body, that he may enlarge and replenish his purse: he pincheth his carcass, to stuff his Capcase. No marvel, if that he hear not the moans of the poor, when he is deaf to the complaints of his own belly.