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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.
It hath pleased God to call his Ministers by this title, Physicians: many duties hence accrue to our instruction. I cannot, I need not, dwell much on them. For every one can lesson us, that will not be lessoned by us. Not that we refuse knowledge from any lips; since nothing can be said well, but by Gods spirit: who sometimes reproves a Jonah by a Mariner; a Peter by a silly Damosel, a Balaam by an Ass. But because they, whose lips God hath seasoned, sealed to preserve knowledge, are held contemptible; and their feet foul, that bring the fairest message. So the frantic Patient beats the Medicine about his ears that brings it. The Prophets would have cured Jerusalem, behold Jerusalem killeth them. You kill us still; though not in our natural, yet in our civill life, our reputation. We feel not your murtherings, but your murmurings. Ishmaels tongue made him a Persecutor, as well as Esau's hands. Only our God comforts us, as he did Samuel: They have not cast thee away, but they have cast me away, saith the Lord. A word or two therefore concerning their care of your cure.
It hath pleased God to call his Ministers by this title, Phisitians: many duties hence accrew to our instruction. I cannot, I neede not, dwell much on them. For euery one can lesson vs, that will not be lesson'd by vs. Not that wee refuse knowledge from any lips; since nothing can be said well, but by Gods spirit: who sometimes reproues a Ionas by a Marriner; a Peter by a silly Damosell, a Balaam by an Asse. But because they, whose lips God hath seasoned, sealed to preserue knowledge, are held contemptible; and their feete foule, that bring the fairest message. So the franticke Patient beates the Medicine about his eares that brings it. The Prophets would haue cured Ierusalem, behold Ierusalem killet• them. You kill vs still; though not in our naturall, yet in our ciuill life, our reputation. Wee feele not your murtherings, but your murmurings. Ishmaels tongue made him a Persecutor, as well as Esau's hands. Onely our God comforts vs, as hee did Samuel: They haue not cast thee away, but they haue cast mee away, saith the Lord. A word or two therefore concerning their care of your cure.