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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.
To be short; most men are either Publicans or Pharisees: either they will do no good, or loose that they do by ostentation. Many act the part of a religious man, and play Devotion on the worlds Theatre, that are nothing beside the Stage; all for sight. Angels in the High-way, Devils in the by-way: so monstrous out of the CHURCH, that they shame Religion. It was proverbed on Nero, It must needs be good that Nero persecutes: 1their wicked lives give occasion to the world, to invert it on them. It must needs be evil, that such wretches profess. Others are like Publicans: Only they were Christened when they were Babes, and could not help it; but as angry at that indignity, they oppose Christ all their lives.
To bee short; most men are eyther Publicanes or Pharises: eyther they will doe no good, or loose that they doe by ostentation. Many act the part of a religious man, and play Deuotion on the worlds Theater, that are nothing beside the Stage; all for sight. Angels in the High-way, Deuils in the by-way: so monstrous out of the CHVRCH, that they shame Religion. It was prouerb'd on Nero, It must needes be good that Nero persecutes: 1their vvicked liues giue occasion to the world, to inuert it on them. It must needs be euill, that such wretches professe. Others are like Publicanes: Onely they were Christened when they were Babes, and could not helpe it; but as angry at that indignitie, they oppose Christ all their liues.
- 1Blasphemandi ansam.
Take heed, Beloved; Hell was not made for nothing. The Devil scorns to have his Court emptie•: you will not bend, you shall break: you will not serve God, God will serve himself of you. Put not these vices from you, by your impudent cloakings! How many sta•d here guilty of some of thes sins? How many may say with Aeneas, Et quorum pars magna sui, whereof I have a great share. Many cry out, the days are evil, whiles they help to make them worse. All censure, none amend. If every one