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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.
2. The Physician that lives among many Patients, if he would have them tenderly and carefully preserve their healths, must himself keep a good dye among them. It is a strong argument to persuade the goodness of that he administers. The Clergy mans strict diet of abstinence from enormities, of fasting and prayer against the surfeits of sin, of repentance for errors, is a powerful inclination to his people, to do the like. fHabet, quantacumque granditate dictioni•, mai•• pondus vita dicentis. The preaching of life is made more forcible by the good life of the preacher. An evil conversation is an evil engine to overthrow the walls of edification. Citharisante Abbot, tripudi•nt Monachi. When the Abbot gives the music of a good example, the Monks dance after him; as was their proverb: Plenè dixit, qui benè vixit. He hath spoken fully, that hath lived fairly. There are four sorts of these Physicians.
2. The Physitian that liues among many Patients, if he would haue them tenderly and carefully preserue their healths, must himselfe keepe a good dye among them. It is a strong argument to perswade the goodnesse of that he administers. The Clergy mans strict dyet of abstinence from enormities, of fasting and prayer against the surfets of sinne, of repentance for er•ours, is a powerfull inclination to his people, to doe the like. fHabet, quantacumque granditate dictioni•, mai•• pondus vita dicentis. The preaching of life is made more forcible by the good life of the preacher. An euill conuersation is an euill engine to ouerthrow the walls of edification. Citharisante Abbate, tripudi•nt Monachi. When the Abbot giues the musicke of a good example, the Monkes daunce after him; as was their prouerbe: Plenè dixit, qui benè vixit. He hath spoken fully, that hath liued fairely. There are foure sorts of these Physitians.
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