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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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When they are most earnestly entreated, they make most dainty to sing or play. So the more the Lord calls for our praises, the more hoarse are our voices, the more harsh our notes; or perhaps we will not sing at all. But if God hath given us music, and we will not dance; as Christ reproved the Jews; we shall mourn in sadness for our obstinate refusal of proffered mirth. You have heard Herodotus tale of the Piper. He came to the water-side, and piped to the fishes: they would not dance. He took his net and caught some of them; and being thrown upon dry land they began to leap and skip up. Nay, quoth the Piper, I offered you music before, and you would none: now you shall dance without a pipe. Men commonly regard the Songs of Zion, as they do music heard late at night in the streets, whiles they are in bed. Perhaps they will step to the window, and listen to it a while; and presently ⟨p. 120⟩to bed again. So men step from the couch of their lusts and sins to, Church, hear the Sermon; and then to bed again; lulling themselves in their former security.
When they are most earnestly intreated, they make most daintie to sing or play. So the more the Lord cals for our praises, the more hoarse are our voices, the more harsh our notes; or perhaps we will not sing at all. But if God hath giuen vs musicke, and we will not dance; as Christ reproued the Iewes; wee shall mourne in sadnesse for our obstinate refusall of profered mirth. You haue heard Herodotus tale of the Piper. He came to the water-side, and piped to the fishes: they would not dance. Hee tooke his net and caught some of them; and being throwne vpon drie land they began to leape and skip vp. Nay, quoth the Piper, I offered you musicke before, and you would none: now you shal dance without a pipe. Men commonly regard the Songs of Sion, as they doe musicke heard late at night in the streets, whiles they are in bed. Perhaps they will step to the windore, and listen to it a while; and presently