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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.
7. They write of the Balsam tree, that though it spread spaciously, as a Vine, yet the boughs bear up themselves: and as you heard before, that they must not be pruned, so now here that they need not be supported. Gods word needs no undersetting. It is firmly rooted in heaven; and all the cold storms of humane reluctancy and opposition cannot shake it. Nay, the more it is shaken, the faster it grows. The refractary contentions of worldlings to pluck it down, have added no less strength, then glory to it. Nor can ⟨p. 297⟩the ministerial office of the dispensers of it, be called an aid or underpropping to it. It is not the Balm, but you that stand in need of our function. He that owes it, is powerful enough to protect it. You cannot apply it to your selves without the Physicians help. If you could, or did not more want us, then that doth, you should see it flourish and spread without us. He that gsupports all by his mighty word, asks no supporter for it self.
7. They write of the Balsame tree, that though it spread spaciously, as a Vine, yet the boughes beare vp themselues: and as you heard before, that they must not bee pruined, so now here that they neede not bee supported. Gods word needes no vndersetting. It is firmely rooted in heauen; and all the cold stormes of humane reluctancie and opposition cannot shake it. Nay, the more it is shaken, the faster it growes. The refractary contentions of worldlings to plucke it down, haue added no lesse strength, then glory to it. Nor can ⟨p. 297⟩the ministeriall office of the dispensers of it, be called an ayde or vnderpropping to it. It is not the Balme, but you that stand in neede of our function. He that owes it, is powerfull enough to protect it. You cannot apply it to your selues without the Phisitians help. If you could, or did not more want vs, then that doth, you should see it flourish and spread without vs. Hee that gsupports all by his mightie word, askes no supporter for it selfe.
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