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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.
So these become voluntarily deaf Adders, and will not hear Christ crucified, 1the preaching of the cross of Christ, as Paul calls it; which is able to kill our sins, and quicken our souls. I have read it reported, that the Adders in the East and those hot Countries, did so subtly evade the Charmers, thus. When she hears the Pipe, she will couch one ear close to the ground, and cover the other with her tail. So do worldlings: they fill one ear with earth, as much covetous dirt as they can cram into it: the other ear they close up with their lewd l•sts, as the Adder with her winding tail: that they have none left for their God, for their good. And being thus deaf to holy and heavenly incantations, they are easily by Satan ove•-reached, over-ruled, over-thrown.
So these become voluntarily deafe Adders, and will not heare Christ crucified, 1the preaching of the crosse of Christ, as Paul calls it; which is able to kill our sinnes, and quicken our soules. I haue read it reported, that the Adders in the East and those hote Countries, did so subtilly euade the Charmers, thus. When she heares the Pipe, she will couch one eare close to the ground, and couer the other with her taile. So doe worldlings: they fill one eare with earth, as much cou•tous dirt as they can cramme into it: the other eare they close vp with their lewd l•sts, as the Adder with her winding taile: that they haue none left for their God, for their good. And being thus deafe to holy and heauenly incantations, they are easily by Sathan oue•-reached, ouer-rul'd, ouer-throwne.
- 1Phil. 3.18. and Gal. 3.1.