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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.
eHaman was not more mad for Mordecai's Cap, then the great one is, that as much observance ariseth ⟨p. 207⟩not to him, from the black coat, as from his own blew coat. The Church is beholden to him, that he will turn one of his cast Servitors, out of his own into her service: out of his Chamber into the Chancel; from the Buttery-hatch to the Pulpit. He that was not worthy enough to wait on his Worship, is good enough for God. Yield this sore almost healed; yet the honour of the Ministry thrives like Trees in Autumn. Even their best estimate is but a shadow, and that a preposterous one: for it goes back faster then the shadow in the fDial of Ahaz. If a Rich man have four Sons, the youngest or contemnedst must be the Priest. Perhaps the Eldest shall be committed to his Lands; for if his Lands should be committed to him, his Father fears, he would carry them all up to London: he dares not venture it, without binding it sure. For which purpose he makes his second Son a Lawyer: a good •ising profession; for a man may by that (which I neither envy nor tax) run up, like Jonah gourd, to preferment: and for wealth, a Cluster of Law is worth a whole Vintage of Gospel. If he study means for his third, lo Physic smells well. That as the other may keep the estate from running, so this the body from ruining. For his youngest Son, he cares not, if he puts him into Gods service; and make him capable of the Church-goods, though not pliable to the Churches good. Thus having provided for the estate of his Inheritance, of his Advancement, of his Carcass, he comes last to think of his Conscience.
eHaman was not more madde for Mordecais Cap, then the great one is, that as much obseruance ariseth ⟨p. 207⟩not to him, from the blacke coate, as from his owne blew coate. The Church is beholden to him, that hee will turne one of his cast Seruitours, out of his owne into her seruice: out of his Chamber into the Chancell; from the Buttry-hatch to the Pulpit. He that was not worthy enough to waite on his Worship, is good enough for God. Yeeld this sore almost healed; yet the honour of the Ministerie thriues like Trees in Autumne. Euen their best estimate is but a shadow, and that a preposterous one: for it goes backe faster then the shadow in the