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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.
Thus the Command makes things burdensome, and Prohibition desirable. The wicked would not so eagerly catch at vanities, if God had not said, nolit• tangere, touch them not. Rapine, Lust, Ebriety, Sacrilege would sit idle for want of customers, if Gods interdiction had not set a ne ingrediaris, on their doors. aEnter not. Rome, (I know not how truly) brags, (and let her bboast her sin) that she hath the fewer Adulterers, because she sets up the Stews. It is reported, that Italy did never more abound with *Students, then when Julian had shut up the School-doors, and turned Learning into exile. He had fellows in that Empire of so contrary dispositions; that some restrained all things, some forbade nothing; and so made their times either tyrannous or ⟨p. 100⟩licentious: insomuch that it was a busy question in those times; whether of those Emperors were worse; one, that would let every man do as he list; and the other, that would suffer no man to do as he would. It is observed of the Jews, that whiles the Oracles of heaven were open, and Religion leaned on the shoulders of peace, they fell frequently to Idolatry: but with the Babylonian bridle in their mouths, they eagerly pursue it: their persecution for it, increased their prosecution of it. So the blood of Martyrs seeds the Church; as if from their dead ashes sprung (Phoenix-like) many professors.
Thus the Commaund makes things burdensome, and Prohibition desirable. The wicked would not so eagerly catch at vanities, if God had not said, nolit• tangere, touch them not. Rapine, Lust, Ebrietie, Sacriledge would sitte idle for want of customers, if Gods interdiction had not sette a ne ingrediaris, on their doores. aEnter not. Rome, (I know not how truly) bragges, (and let her bboast her sinne) that shee hath the fewer Adulterers, because shee sets vp the Stewes. It is reported, that Italy did neuer more abound with