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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.
1. This earthly Balm cannot preserve the body of it self, but by the accession of the spiritual Balm. ⟨p. 307⟩Even Angels food (so called, not because they made it, but because they ministered it) cannot nourish without Gods word of blessing. aFor every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: for it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer. If the mercy of God be not on our sustenance, we may dye with meat in our mouths, like the Israelites. If his providential goodness with-hold the virtue, were our garments as costly as the Ephod of Aaron, there is no benefit in them. When many are sick, they trust to the Physicians, as bAsa, or to this Balm, fastening their eyes and hopes on that: whereas Balm, with the destitution of Gods blessing, doth as much good, as a branch of herb-John in our Pottage. Nature it self declines her ordinary working, when Gods revocation hath chidden it. The word without Balm can cure; not the best Balm without the word.
1. This earthly Balme cannot preserue the body of it selfe, but by the accession of the spirituall Balme. ⟨p. 307⟩Euen Angels food (so called, not because they made it, but because they ministred it) cannot nourish without Gods word of blessing. aFor euery creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be receiued with thanksgiuing: for it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer. If the mercie of God be not on our sustenance, we may dye with meate in our mouthes, like the Israelites. If his prouidentiall goodnesse with-hold the vertue, were our garments as costly as the Ephod of Aaron, there is no benefit in them. When many are sicke, they trust to the Phisitians, as bAsa, or to this Balme, fastning their eyes and hopes on that: whereas Balme, with the destitution of Gods blessing, doth as much good, as a branch of hearbe-Iohn in our Pottage. Nature it selfe declines her ordinary working, when Gods reuocation hath chidden it. The word without Balme can cure; not the best Balme without the word.