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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.
1. The voice of his Ministers is his voice. He that heareth you, heareth me. Do not the Jeremies of these days mourn like Turtles, as well as sing like Larks? Do they not mingle with the tunes of Joy, the tones of Sorrow? When did they rejoice ever without trembling? 1Or lead you so currently to dance in Gods Sun-shine, that they forgot to speak of his Thunder? It is good to be merry and wise. What Sermon ever so flattered you with the fair weather of Gods mercies, that it told you not with all, when the wind and the Sun meets there would be rain; when Gods Sun-like Justice, and our raging and boisterous iniquities shall come in opposition, the storm of Judgement will ensue. Nay, have not your iniquities made the Pulpit (the Gospels mercy-seat) a Tribunal of Judgement?
1. The voyce of his Ministers is his voyce. Hee that heareth you, heareth me. Doe not the Ieremies of these dayes mourne like Turtles, as vvell as sing like Larkes? Doe they not mingle with the tunes of Ioy, the tones of Sorrow? When did they reioyce euer vvithout trembling? 1Or leade you so currantly to daunce in Gods Sun-shine, that they forgot to speake of his Thunder? It is good to be merrie and wise. What Sermon euer so flattered you with the faire weather of Gods mercies, that it told you not with all, when the winde and the Sunne meetes there would be raine; when Gods Sun-like Iustice, and our raging and boysterous iniquities shall come in opposition, the storme of Iudgement will ensue. Nay, haue not your iniquities made the Pulpit (the Gospels mercy-seat) a Tribunall of Iudgement?
2. Will not these mournings, menaces, querulations, stir your hearts; because they are derived from GOD, through us (his Organ-pipes) as if they had lost their vigour by the way? Then open your eyes, you that have dea'd your ears, and see him actually complaining against us. Observe at least, if not the thunders of his voice, yet the wonders