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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.
We cannot so wrong God, that he is deprived of ⟨p. 239⟩power to right himself. His first complaint is (as I may say) in tears; his second in blood. I have read of Tamburlaine, that the first day of his siege was honoured with his white Colours, the second with fatal red, but the third with final black. God is not so quick & speedy in punishment; nor come his judgements with such precipitation. Nineveh after so many forties of years, shall have yet forty days. He that at last came, with his Fan in his hand, and fanned but eight grains of good corn, out of a whole Barn-full of Chaff, a whole world of people; gave them the space of one hundred and twenty years repentance. If Jerusalem will not hear Christs words, they shall feel his wounds. They that are deaf to his voice, shall not be insensible to his hands. He that may not be heard, will be felt.
We cannot so wrong God, that hee is depriued of ⟨p. 239⟩power to right himselfe. His first complaint is (as I may say) in teares; his second in blood. I haue read of Tamberlaine, that the first day of his siege was honoured with his white Colours, the second with fatall red, but the third with finall blacke. God is not so quicke & speedy in punishment; nor come his iudgements with such precipitation. Niniueh after so manie forties of yeeres, shall haue yet forty dayes. Hee that at last came, with his Fanne in his hand, and fanned but eight graines of good corne, out of a whole Barne-full of Chaffe, a whole world of people; gaue them the space of one hundred and twentie yeeres repentance. If Ierusalem will not heare Christs words, they shall feele his wounds. They that are deafe to his voyce, shall not be insensible to his hands. He that may not be heard, will be felt.
2. If God complains against sin,1 let us not make our selves merry with it. The mad humours, idle speeches, outrageous oaths of drunken Atheists, are but ill mirth for a Christian spirit. Wickedness in others abroad, should not be our Tabret to play upon at home. It is a wretched thing to laugh at that, which feasts Satan with mirth, laughing both at our sins, and at us for our sins. Rather lament. Make little weeping for the dead, for he is at rest: