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A divine herbal together with a forrest of thorns In five sermons. ... By Tho. Adams.A divine herball together with a forrest of thornes In five sermons. ... By Tho. Adams.
London: printed by George Purslowe for John Budge, 1616London: printed by George Purslowe for Iohn Budge, 1616
Title page typeset from the transcription.
THE GARDEN OR A Contemplation of the Herbs.THE GARDEN OR A Contemplation of the Herbes.
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.
Tres Reges, regum Regitria dona tulerunt: Myrrham homini, uncto aurū, thura dedere Deo. Tutriafac itidem dones pia munera Christo, Muneribus gratus si cupis esse tuis. Pro myrrha lacrymas, pro auro cor porrige purum, Pro thure, ex humili pectore fund preces.
Tres Reges, regum Regitria dona tulerunt: Myrrham homini, vncto aurū, thura dedere Deo. Tutriafac itidem dones pia munera Christo, Muneribus gratus si cupis esse tuis. Pro myrrha lacrymas, pro auro cor porrige purum, Pro thure, ex humili pectore funde preces.
Three kings to the great King three offerings bring, Incense for God, Myrrh for man, gold for king. Thy Incense be the hands a white soul rears. For gold give a pure hart, for myrrh drop tears.
Three kings to the great King three offerings bring, Incense for God, Myrrhe for man, gold for king. Thy Incense be the hands a white soule reares. For gold giue a pure hart, for myrrhe drop tears.
The way to make our herbs smell sweetly, is first to purge our garden of weeds. For if sin be fostered in our hearts, all our works will be abominated. God heareth not the prayers of the wicked.1 If ye will walk contrary to me, saith the Lord, I will bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours. But being adopted by grace in Christ, and sanctified to holiness, our good works smell sweetly, Phil. 4.2 I have received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, well pleasing to God. It seems, GOD highly esteems the herb Charity in our gardens. He that serveth the Lord, shall smell as Lebanon: