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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.
Hiram had store of Timber, Moab of Sheep, Ophir was famous for gold, Chittim for Ivory, Bashan for Oaks, Lebanon for Cedars; Flascon had the best Wines, Athens the best Honey, Persia the best Oil, Babylon the best Corn, Tyr• the best Purple, Tarshish the best Ships: the West Indies for Gold, the East for Spices: but of all, Jury bore the Palm, for bearing the Balm. Such grace had Israel for the temporal, much more for the spiritual Balm: that all Nations might make low courtesy to her, as the Queen of the Provinces, and be beholding to her, for the crumbs that fell from her Table; as the Syrophaenician desired of Christ. Yet she, that transcended all in her blessings, descended lower then all in her disobedience. And as she lift up her head, and gloried in her special privileges; ⟨p. 291⟩so she might hang down her head for shame at her special wickednesses.
Hiram had store of Timber, Moab of Sheepe, Ophir was famous for gold, Chittim for Iuorie, Basan for Oakes, Lebanon for Cedars; Flascon had the best Wines, Athens the best Honey, Persia the best Oyle, Babilon the best Corne, Tyr• the best Purple, Tharsis the best Ships: the West Indies for Gold, the East for Spices: but of all, Iury bore the Palme, for bearing the Balme. Such grace had Israel for the temporall, much more for the spirituall Balme: that all Nations might make low courtesie to her, as the Queene of the Prouinces, and be beholding to her, for the crummes that fell from her Table; as the Syrophaenician desired of Christ. Yet shee, that transcended all in her blessings, de•cended lower then all in her disobedience. And as she lift vp her head, and gloried in her speciall priuiledges; ⟨p. 291⟩so she might hang downe her head for shame at her speciall wickednesses.
For it is observed, that there are sins adherent to Nations, proper, peculiar, genuine, as their flesh cleaveth to their bones. That as for the climate of Heaven, their bodies differ; so for the custom of their lives, their dispositions vary from others. So that many Countries are more dangerous, either for sins or calamities. For of necessity,