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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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These are vile winding and wounding briers, that fetch away clothes, and skin, and flesh too. Now the mercy of God rid us of these thorns. And let us know it is for our sins, that God suffers Usurers among us. It may be he permits them, as he did the Canaanites for a while in Israel, lest the wild beasts should break in upon them. Lest pride, and haughtiness, and uncleanness should spill mens souls by a full estate of wealth. God suffers Usurers like Horse-leeches ⟨p. 131⟩to suck and soak them: thereby (possibly) to humble them. Yet in mean time, I may say of them, as Joshua did of those Canaanites;1 that they are pricks in our sides, and thorns in our eyes.
These are vile winding and wounding bryers, that fetch away clothes, and skinne, and flesh too. Now the mercie of God ridde vs of these thornes. And let vs know it is for our sinnes, that God suffers Vsurers among vs. It may be he permits them, as he did the Cananites for a while in Israel, lest the wilde beasts should break in vpon them. Lest pride, and haughtinesse, and vncleannesse should spill mens soules by a full estate of wealth. God suffers Vsurers like Horse-leeches ⟨p. 131⟩to suck and soke them: thereby (possibly) to humble them. Yet in meane time, I may say of them, as Iosuah did of those Cananites;1 that they are pricks in our sides, and thornes in our eyes.