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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.
David was a sinner in prosperity, a Saint in Purgatory. The afflicted soul drives vanity from his door. Prosperity is the Play-house, Adversity the Temple. Rarae fumant foelicibus arae: The healthy and wealthy man brings seldom Sacrifices to Gods Altar. Israels misery had been enough to help her recovery; if she had gathered and understood her vexation to God, by Gods visitation on her; and guessed the souls state by the bodies. She did not: therefore her sickness abides. As Christ to the Pharisees: You say, you see: therefore be blind still.
Dauid was a sinner in prosperitie, a Saint in Purgatorie. The afflicted soule driues vanitie from his dore. Prosperitie is the Play-house, Aduersitie the Temple. Rarae fumant foelicibus arae: The healthie and wealthie man brings seldome Sacrifices to Gods Altar. Israels miserie had beene enough to helpe her recouerie; if shee had gathered and vnderstood her vexation to God, by Gods visitation on her; and guessed the soules state by the bodies. Shee did not: therefore her sicknesse abides. As Christ to the Pharises: You say, you see: therefore be blinde still.
3. As she did neither directly feel it, nor circumstantially collect it, so she never confessed it. Prima pars sanitatis est, velle sanari. 1The first entrance to our healing, is our own will to be healed. How shall Christ, either search our sins by the Law, or salve ⟨p. 258⟩them by the Gospel, when we not acknowledge them? Ipse sibi denegat curam, 2•ui Medico non publicat causam. He hath no care of his own Cure, that will not tell the Physician his grief. What spiritual Physician shall recover our persons, when we will not discover our sores? Stultorum incurata pudor malus ulcera celat: Lay the guilt on your selves, if you rankle to death. It is heavy in thy friends ears, to hear thy groans, and sighs, and plaints forced by thy sick passion; but then sorrow pierceth deepest into their harts through their eyes, when they see thee grown speechless.