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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. That neither prescribe well to others, nor live well themselves: these are not Physicians indeed, but Italian Quacksalvers, that having drunk poison themselves, minister it to the people; and so destroy the souls, that God hath bought with his blood. Wretched Priests, that are indeed the worst diseases; allowing in precept, and approving in practise the riot of ⟨p. 335⟩drunkenness, or the heat of lustfulness, or the baseness of covetise, or the frenzy of contention. These, instead of building up Christs Church, pull it down with both hands: not lux, but tenebrae mundi: not the light, as Ministers should be, but the darkness of the world, as the sons of Belial are. A foolish Shepherd is Gods punishment to the flock. gLo, I will raise up a Shepherd, which shall not visit those that be cut off, nor seek the young one, nor heal that which is broken; but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces.
1. That neither prescribe well to others, nor liue well themselues: these are not Phisitians indeede, but Italian Quacksaluers, that hauing drunk poyson themselues, minister it to the people; and so destroy the soules, that God hath bought with his bloud. Wretched Priests, that are indeed the worst diseases; allowing in precept, and approuing in practise the ryot of ⟨p. 335⟩drunkennesse, or the heate of lustfulnesse, or the basenesse of couetice, or the phrensie of contention. These, instead of building vp Christs Church, pull it downe with both hands: not lux, but tenebrae mundi: not the light, as Ministers should bee, but the darknesse of the world, as the sonnes of Belial are. A foolish Shepheard is Gods punishment to the flocke. gLoe, I will raise vp a Shepheard, which shall not visite those that bee cut off, nor seeke the young one, nor heale that which is broken; but hee shall eate the flesh of the fatte, and teare their clawes in pieces.