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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.
Look round about you, and whiles you quake at the plagues so natural to our neighbours, bless your own safety, and our God for it. Behold the Confines of Christendom, Hungary and Bohemia, infested and wasted with the Turks. Italy groaning under the slavery of Antichrist; which infects the soul, worse then the Turk infests the body. Behold the pride of Sp•ine, curbed with a bloody Inquisition. France, a fair and flourishing Kingdom, made wretched by her Civill uncivil wars. Germany knew not of long time, what Peace meant: neither is their war ended, but suspended. Ireland hath felt the perpetual plague of her Rebellions. And Scotland hath not wanted her fatal disasters. Only England hath line, like Gideons ⟨p. 250⟩fleece, dry and secure, when the rain of Judgements have wetted the whole earth. When God hath tossed the Nations, and made them like a wheel, and as the stubble before the wind, 1only England hath stood like Mount Zion, with unmoved firmness. Time was, she petitioned to Rome: now she neither fears her Bulls, nor desires her Bulwarks. The destitute Britons thus mourned to their conquering Romans. Aetio ter Consul• gemitus Britannorum. Repellent nos Barbari ad mare: Repellit nos mare ad Barbaros. Hinc oriuntur duo funerum genera; quia aut jugulamur aut submergimur. To the Roman Consul the Britons send groaning, in stead of greeting. The Barbarous drive us upon the Sea. The Sea beats us back upon the Barbarous. Hence we are endangered to a double kind of death: either to be drowned, or to have our throats cut. The Barbarous are now unfeared enemies; and the Sea is rather our Fort, then our Sepulchre. A peaceful Prince leads us, and the Prince of peace leads him. And besides our peace, we are so happy for Balm and Physicians; that if I should sing of the blessings of God to us, this should still be the burden of my Song: What could the Lord do more for us?
Looke round about you, and whiles you quake at the plagues so naturall to our neighbours, blesse your owne safetie, and our God for it. Behold the Confines of Christendome, Hungarie and Bohemia, infested and wasted with the Turkes. Italy groning vnder the slauerie of Antichrist; which infects the soule, worse then the Turke infests the body. Behold the pride of Sp•ine, curbed with a bloody Inquisition. Fraunce, a faire and flourishing Kingdome, made wretched by her Ciuill vnciuill warres. Germany knew not of long time, what Peace meant: neither is their warre ended, but suspended. Ireland hath felt the perpetuall plague of her Rebellions. And Scotland hath not wanted her fatall disasters. Onely England hath line, like Gedeons