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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.
Indeed the greatest sinner shall have the greatest punishment. And he that hath been a principal guest ⟨p. 192⟩to the Devil on earth; shall (and that on earth were a strange privilege) hold his place in Hell. aReward her, even as she rewarded you: and double unto her double, according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled, fill to her double. How much she hath glorified her self, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her. Dives that fed so heartily on this bread of Iniquity, and drunk so deep draughts of the waters of sin, reserves his superiority in torment, that he had in pleasure. Behold,2 he craves with more floods of scalding tears, then ever Esau shed for the blessing, but one drop of water to cool his tongue, and could not be allowed it. But what if all the rivers in the South, all the waters in the Ocean had been granted him, his tongue would still have withered and smarted with heat, himself still crying in the language of Hell, a non sufficit, It is not enough. Or what if his tongue had been eased, yet his heart, liver, lungs, bowels, arms, legs should still have fried.
Indeede the greatest sinner shall haue the greatest punishment. And hee that hath beene a principall guest ⟨p. 192⟩to the Deuill on earth; shall (and that on earth were a strange priuiledge) hold his place in Hell. aReward her, euen as she rewarded you: and double vnto her double, according to her workes: in the cup which shee hath filled, fill to her double. How much shee hath glorified her selfe, and liued deliciously, so much torment and sorrow giue her. Diues that fedde so hartily on this bread of Iniquitie, and drunke so deepe draughts of the waters of sinne, reserues his superioritie in torment, that hee had in pleasure. Behold,2 hee craues with more floods of scalding teares, then euer Esau shed for the blessing, but one drop of water to coole his tongue, and could not be allowed it. But what if all the riuers in the South, all the waters in the Ocean had beene granted him, his tongue would still haue withered and smarted with heate, himselfe still crying in the language of Hell, a non sufficit, It is not enough. Or what if his tongue had beene eased, yet his heart, liuer, lungs, bowells, armes, legges should still haue fryed.