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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.
If you know that Gods cheer is so infinitely better; why do you enter commons at Satan's Feast? The School calls one kind of knowledge, Scientia contristans, a sorrowful knowledge. Though they intend it in another sense, it may be true in this: for it is a woeful knowledge, when men with open eyes run to Hell. This is Uriahs letter containing his own death. These tell Christ, dwe knew thee: Christ tells them, eI know not you. These times are sick of Adams disease, that had rather eat of the tree of knowledge, then of the tree of life: speculative Christians, not active & obedient Saints. You cannot plead, that you know not the dead are there; behold, we have told you. Quit your selves. But many mens Ignorance is disobedience: they will not know that the dead are there, and that her guests are in the depth of Hell. Which now presseth upon us to be considered.
If you know that Gods cheare is so infinitely better; why doe you enter commons at Satans Feast? The Schoole calls one kind of knowledge, Scientia contristans, a sorrowfull knowledge. Though they intend it in another sense, it may be true in this: for it is a wofull knowledge, when men with open eyes runne to Hell. This is Vriahs letter contayning his owne death. These tell Christ, dwee knew thee: Christ tels them, eI know not you. These times are sicke of Adams disease, that had rather eate of the tree of knowledge, then of the tree of life: speculatiue Christians, not actiue & obedient Saints. You cannot plead, that you know not the dead are there; behold, wee haue told you. Quit your selues. But many mens Ignorance is disobedience: they will not know that the dead are there, and that her guests are in the depth of Hell. Which now presseth vpon vs to be considered.
- dLuk. 13.26.
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