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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.
The tongue then least of all the loss doth moan, When the life's soul is going out, or gone.
The tongue then least of all the losse doth mone, When the lifes soule is going out, or gone.
So, there is some hope of the sinner, whiles he can groan for his wickedness, and complain against it, and himself for it: but when his voice is hoar•'d, I mean, his acknowledgement gone, his case is almost desperate. Confession of sins and sores is a notable help to their Curing. As Pride in all her Wardrobe hath not a better garment then humility (many clad with that was respected in the eyes of God.) So, nor humility in all her store-house,1 hath better food then Confession. Dumb agnoscit reus, ignoscit Deus. Whiles the unjust sinner repents and confesseth, the just God relents and forgiveth. The confident Pharisee goes from Gods door without an Alms: what need the full be bidden to a Feast? tolle vulnera, tolle opus medici. It is fearful for a man to bind two sins together, when he is not able to bear the load of one. To act wickedness, and then to cloak it, is for a man to wound himself, and then go to the Devil for a plaster. What man doth conceal, God will not cancel. Iniquities strangled in silence, will strangle the soul in heaviness.
So, there is some hope of the sinner, whiles he can groane for his wickednesse, and complaine against it, and himselfe for it: but when his voyce is hoar•'d, I meane, his acknowledgement gone, his case is almost desperate. Confession of sinnes and sores is a notable helpe to their Curing. As Pride in all her Wardrobe hath not a better garment then humility (many clad with that was respected in the eyes of God.) So, nor humillity in all her store-house,1 hath better food then Confession. Dum agnoscit reus, ignoscit Deus. Whiles the vniust sinner repents and confesseth, the iust God relents and forgiueth. The confident Pharise goes from Gods dore without an Almes: what neede the full be bidden to a Feast? tolle vulnera, tolle opus medici. It is fearefull for a man to binde two sinnes together, when hee is not able to beare the load of one. To act wickednesse, and then to cloake it, is for a man to wound himselfe, and then goe to the Deuill for a playster. What man doth conceale, God will not cancell. Iniquities strangled in silence, will strangle the soule in heauinesse.