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.…

Since then, all sins are waters of stealth, it is an inevitable consequent, that every sin robs some: let us examine, whom. The parties robbed are. 1. God. ⟨p. 46⟩2. Man. 3. Our selves: and there be divers sins rob either of these. Of every circumstance a little, according to the common liking; for some had rather h are many points, then learn one: they would have every word a sentence, and every sentence a Sermon; as he that wrot• the Pater-noster in the compass of a Penny. Only I entreat you to observe; that this is a thievish Banquet, where is nothing but stolen waters: all the Cates be robberies: the guests cannot drink a drop, but there is injury done. Accordingly, I will jointly proceed. 1. To describe the Waters of Sin at this Feast. 2. And withal, to prove them stolen waters, such as rob either our God, our Brethren, or our selves. I need not clear the Feast from an opinion of coarseness, because the prime Service goes under the name of waters: this alone doth enforce the delicacy: Neither is all water, for the Bread of Secrecy is one half of the Banquet. Let us not be too nice in the letter and shadow: the substance is; The Devil invites and tempteth men to feed on vanity, to feast on Sins: those sins I have laboured to display, so far as the Metaphor would give me leave: only, let your affections follow me: that as I fear not to make the Iniquities hateful to your understandings, so I may hope, they will be loathed of your hearts, eschewed of your lives: in confidence whereof I proceed. The first course of these wae•rs, are such sins, as more immediately rob God: And here, as it is fit, Atheism leads in the rest: a principal Vial of these stolen waters.

Since then, all sinnes are waters of stealth, it is an ineuitable consequent, that euery sinne robs some: let vs examine, whom. The parties robbed are. 1. God. ⟨p. 46⟩2. Man. 3. Our selues: and there be diuers sinnes rob either of these. Of euery circumstance a little, according to the common liking; for some had rather h are many points, then learne one: they would haue euery word a sentence, and euery sentence a Sermon; as hee that wrot• the Pater-noster in the compasse of a Penie. Onely I entreate you to obserue; that this is a theeuish Banket, where is nothing but stollen waters: all the Cates be robberies: the guests cannot drinke a drop, but there is iniurie done. Accordingly, I will ioyntly proceede. 1. To describe the Waters of Sinne at this Feast. 2. And withall, to proue them stollen waters, such as rob either our God, our Brethren, or our selues. I need not cleare the Feast from an opinion of coursenesse, because the prime Seruice goes vnder the name of waters: this alone doth inforce the delicacie: Neither is all water, for the Bread of Secrecie is one halfe of the Banket. Let vs not be too nice in the letter and shadow: the substance is; The Deuill inuites and tempteth men to feede on vanitie, to feast on Sinnes: those sinnes I haue laboured to display, so farre as the Metaphor would giue me leaue: onely, let your affections follow me: that as I feare not to make the Iniquities hatefull to your vnderstandings, so I may hope, they will be loathed of your hearts, eschewed of your liues: in confidence whereof I proceede. The first course of these waers, are such sinnes, as more immediatly rob God: And here, as it is fit, Atheisme leades in the rest: a principall Viall of these stollen waters.