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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.
A cheat is offered to a Trades-man, an Enclosure to a Landlord, an under-hand Fee clapped in the left hand of a Magistrate, if they be evil, and corruption hath first Marshalled the way, the field is won. They never treat with sin for truce, or pause on an answer, but presently yield the fort of their conscience. No wonder then, if the Devils Harlot be so bold, when she is so sure of welcome. It is our weakness, that prompts the Devil with encouragement: whom if we did resist, he would desist. Our weak repulses hearten and provoke his fiercer assaults. He would not show the Worldling his apparent horns, if he did not presume of his covetous desire to be horsed on the back of Mammon, and hurried to Hell. Hence sin is so bold as to say in the wicked heart, Non est Deus, hthere is no God: and so peremptorily to conclude to it self, iI shall not be moved; for I shall never be in adversity. Hence even ktheir inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, &c. This is presumptuous and whorish prostitution, to set out Iniquity bare-faced, without the Mask of pretexts, to hide her ugly visage. An impetuous, an imperious Impudence, that not w•th a feminine rapture▪ but rather with a masculine rape, captives the conscience. You see Follies prostitution.
A cheate is offred to a Trades-man, an Inclosure to a Landlord, an vnder-hand Fee clapt in the left hand of a Magistrate, if they be euill, and corruption hath first Marshalled the way, the field is wonne. They neuer treat with sinne for truce, or pawse on an answere, but presently yeeld the fort of their conscience. No wonder then, if the Deuils Harlot be so bold, when she is so sure of welcome. It is our weakenesse, that prompts the Deuill with encouragement: whom if we did resist, hee would desist. Our weake repulses harten and prouoke his fiercer assaults. He would not shew the Worldling his apparant hornes, if hee did not presume of his couetous desire to bee horsed on the backe of Mammon, and hurried to Hell. Hence sinne is so bold as to say in the wicked heart, Non est Deus, h