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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.
and leap into Pauls Chair, when they never sate at the feet of Gamaliel. There must be therefore Wisdom both in the Dispensers & hearers of Gods mysteries; in the former to distribute, in the other to apportion their due and fit share of this Balm.
and leape into Pauls Chaire, when they neuer sate at the feet of Gamaliel. There must be therefore Wisedome both in the Dispensers & hearers of Gods mysteries; in the former to distribute, in the other to apportion their due and fit share of this Balme.
3. The Balsam tree being wounded too deep dyes: the word of G0D cannot be marred,1 it may be martyred, and forced to suffer injurious interpretations. The Papists have made, and called, the Scriptures a •ose of wax; and they wring this Nose so hard, that as aSolomon says, they force out blood. As Christ once, so his word often is crucified between two Thieves; the Papist on the left hand, the Schismatic on the right. These would ravish the virgin-pureness of the Gospel, and adulterate the beauty of it. They cannot cut, except they cut a pieces; nor distinguish, but they must extinguish. They divide fair, but they leave the Quotient empty. They subdivide, till they bring all to nothing but fractions, but factions. We may observe, that among these, there are as few unifici in the Church, as Munisici in the Common-wealth. They are commonly most miserable men of their purses, most prodigal of their opinions. They divide the Word too plentifully to their turbulent Auditors: they divide their goods too sparingly to poor Christians. There are too many of such ill Logicians, that divide all things, define nothing. As a modern Poet well: Definit Logicus res, non modo dividit;3 at nos Nil definimus, omnia dividimus. These pierce the Balm too deep; not to strain out Juice, but blood; and, in what they are able, to kill it.