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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.
It was Gods usual dealing with Israel; by the afflictions wherewith he grieved them, to put into their minds how they had grieved him by their sins. So Paul, as our Prophet here: For this cause ye are weak, 1sickly, and many dye: drawing them by these sensible cords of their plagues, to the feeling of their sins; which made their souls faint in Grace, sick in Sin, dead in Apostasy. For this cause, &c. This Doctrine affords a double use; particular and general: particular to Ministers; general to all Christians.
It was Gods vsuall dealing with Israell; by the afflictions wherewith hee grieued them, to put into their mindes how they had grieued him by their sins. So Paul, as our Prophet here: For this cause yee are weake, 1sickely, and many dye: drawing them by these sensible cords of their plagues, to the feeling of their sinnes; which made their soules faint in Grace, sicke in Sinne, dead in Apostasie. For this cause, &c. This Doctrine affords a double vse; particular and generall: particular to Ministers; generall to all Christians.
11. To the dispensers of Gods secrets: It allows them in borrowed forms to express the meditations of their harts. God hath given us this liberty in the performance of our callings, not only nakedly to lay down the truth; but with the helps of Invention, Wit, Art, to remove loathing of his Manna. If we had none to hear us, but Cornelius or Lidia, or such sanctified ears, a mere affirmation, were a sufficient confirmation. But our Auditors are like the Belgic armies, (that consist of French, English, Scotch, German, Spanish, Italian, &c.) so many hearers, so many humours: the same diversity of men and minds. That as guests at a strange dish; every man hath a relish by himself: that all our helps can scarce help one soul to heaven. But of all kinds, there is none that creeps with better insinuation, or leaves behind it a deeper impression in the Conscience, then a fit comparison. This extorted from David, what would hardly have ben granted: that as David slew Goliath