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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.
Oh then▪ that any of the Sons of the Prophets, whom God hath blessed with knowledge of his heavenly Physic, should sit down on the chair of security, or shut themselves in the cells of obscurity, or chamber themselves perpetually in a College, or graze on the private commons of one mans benevolence (as Micah had his Levite to himself) whiles their gifts are not communicated to the Church of God.
Oh then▪ that any of the Sonnes of the Prophets, whom God hath blessed with knowledge of his heauenly Phisicke, should sit downe on the chaire of securitie, or shut themselues in the cels of obscuritie, or chamber themselues perpetually in a Colledge, or grase on the priuate commons of one mans beneuolence (as Micah had his Leuite to himselfe) whiles their gifts are not communicated to the Church of God.
Every spiritual Physician must keep his right ubi. It is well observed by Aretius, 1upon the occasional calling of Peter and Andrew, when they were fishing: that God is wont to bless men especially, when they are busied in their proper element: working, as the Father charged his Son, in his Vineyard. rNot in the wilderness of the world, nor in the Labyrinth of Lusts, nor in the field of Covetousness, nor in the house of security, much less in the chamber of Wantonness, or in the Tavern of drunkenness, or theatre of lewdness, but in Gods Vineyard, their general or particular calling. Our vocations must be kept and followed; not making our selves Magistrates in foreign common-wealths, Bishops in others dioceses, scalding our lips in our neighbours pottage. When those Shepherds heard the first glad tidings of Christ, they were sattending their flocks by night in the field. Saul going honestly about his Fathers