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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
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It is written of the Thracian flint, that it burns with water, and is quenched with oil: a fit Emblem of those wicked souls, that are the worse for Gods endeavour to better them. But such contrary effects hath the Gospel in contrary natures. As by the heat of the Sun wax is softened, and yet clay is hardened: so by the preaching of the word, the hearts of such as shall be saved, are mollified; but the hearts of the lost are further obdurate. God in his wis• justice will be even with men: since they will not be the better for his favours, they shall be the worse. Seeing they will not bring forth herbs, they shall cast forth weeds: and he that might not in their salvation, will be glorified in their subversion. For application.
It is written of the Thraeian flint, that it burnes with water, and is quenched with oyle: a fit Embleme of those wicked soules, that are the worse for Gods endeuour to better them. But such contrary effects hath the Gospell in contrary natures. As by the heat of the Sunne waxe is softned, and yet clay is hardned: so by the preaching of the word, the hearts of such as shal be saued, are mollified; but the hearts of the lost are further obdurate. God in his wis• iustice wil be euen with men: since they will not bee the better for his fauours, they shal be the worse. Seeing they wil not bring forth herbes, they shall cast forth weeds: and he that might not in their saluation, will be glorified in their subuersion. For application.
This Rain hath fallen upon us all: how have we entertained it? where be our herbs? It is objected against us, that our forefathers who wanted this rain, brought forth more herbs, then we that have it. That they in the days of ignorance did ⟨p. 118⟩more then they knew; that we in the light of the Gospel know more then we do. Apollonius among other wonders writes one most wonderful: that there was a people, which could see nothing in the day, but all in the night. What, hath the Sun blinded us? Cannot we see to serve God so well in the light, as they did in the dark?