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A divine herbal together with a forrest of thorns In five sermons. ... By…A divine herball together with a forrest of thornes In five sermons. ... By…
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
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2. That thorns are produced, the fault is not in the good Rain, but the ill ground. What could I, 1saith God, have done more to my Vineyard? I have done enough to make it bear good grapes. ⟨p. 112⟩Wherefore then, or from what cause brings it forth wild grapes? The earth desires the influence of heaven, and showers from the clouds, to make it fruitful. It is granted: the Sun shines, the dues fall. The Garden hereupon brings forth herbs, the desert thorns. If these blessings of heaven were the proper cause of the weeds; why hath not then the good ground such cursed effects? The everlasting lamp of heaven sends forth his saving rays: and the sacred dews of the Gospel fall on the pure and unclean heart. There it is requited with a fertile obedience: here with an impious ingratitude. Let not the mercy of God be blamed for this mans miserie. Perditio ex se: God hath done enough to save him. S. Augustine directly to this purpose. Simul pluit Dominus super segetes, 2& super spinas. Sed segeti pluit ad horreum, spinis ad ignem: & tamen una est pl•uia. GOD at once rains upon the herbs and the thorns. Upon the herbs or good seed, to shoot it up for his barn, for himself; upon the thorns to fit them for the fire: yet is it one and the same rain.
2. That thornes are produced, the fault is not in the good Raine, but the ill ground. What could I, 1sayth God, haue done more to my Vineyard? I haue done inough to make it beare good grapes. ⟨p. 112⟩Wherefore then, or from what cause brings it forth wild grapes? The earth desires the influence of heauen, and showres from the cloudes, to make it fruitfull. It is granted: the Sunne shines, the dewes fall. The Garden hereupon brings forth herbes, the desart thornes. If these blessings of heauen were the proper cause of the weeds; why hath not then the good ground such cursed effects? The euerlasting lampe of heauen sends forth his sauing rayes: and the sacred deawes of the Gospell fall on the pure and vncleane heart. There it is requited with a fertile obedience: here with an impious ingratitude. Let not the mercy of God be blamed for this mans miserie. Perditio ex se: God hath done enough to saue him. S. Augustine directly to this purpose. Simul pluit Dominus super segetes,