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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.
The truth is also, that you, who will not have ears to hear Gods word, will yet have eyes to observe our ways. How many of you have surdas aures, oculos emissitios, Adders ears, but Eagles eyes; together with critical tongues, and hypocritical looks! You should (and will not) know, that our words, not our works bring you to heaven. Examples are good furtherances, but ex praeceptis vivitur; we must live by precepts. If you have a Christian desire of our reformation, cease your obstreperous clamours, and divulging slanders, the ⟨p. 339⟩infectious breathings of your corruption and malice; and reprove us with the spirit of meekness, to our foreheads. If we neither clear our selves from imputed guiltiness, nor amend the justly reproved faults, nor kindly embrace your loving admonitions, proceed with your impartial censures. But still know, that we are nothing in our selves; though we be called lux mundi, the light of the world, yet solummodo lex est lux, Gods word is the light, that must conduct your believing and obeying souls to the land of Promise. Did we live like Angels, and yet had our lips sealed up from teaching you, you might still remain in your sins. For it is not an ignorant imitation of goodness, but a sound faith in Christ (never destitute of knowledge and obedience) that must save you in the day of the Lord Jesus.
The truth is also, that you, who will not haue eares to heare Gods word, will yet haue eyes to obserue our wayes. How many of you haue surdas aures, oculos emissitios, Adders eares, but Eagles eyes; together with criticall tongues, and hypocriticall lookes! You should (and will not) know, that our words, not our workes bring you to heauen. Examples are good furtherances, but ex praeceptis viuitur; we must liue by precepts. If you haue a Christian desire of our reformation, cease your obstreperous clamours, and divulging slanders, the ⟨p. 339⟩infectious breathings of your corruption and malice; and reproue vs with the spirit of meekenesse, to our foreheads. If wee neither cleare our selues from imputed guiltinesse, nor amend the iustly reproued faults, nor kindely embrace your louing admonitions, proceede with your impartiall censures. But still know, that we are nothing in our selues; though we be called lux mundi, the light of the world, yet solummodo lex est lux, Gods word is the light, that must conduct your beleeuing and obeying soules to the land of Promise. Did we liue like Angels, and yet had our lips sealed vp from teaching you, you might still remaine in your sinnes. For it is not an ignorant imitation of goodnesse, but a sound faith in Christ (neuer destitute of knowledge and obedience) that must saue you in the day of the Lord Iesus.