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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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The common opinion of the world is, that they are goodly, fine and smooth things; furs to keep them warm, oil to cheer their faces, and wine to their hearts; of a silken softness to their affections. But Christ saith, they are thorns; stinging and choking thorns. And the covetous conscience shall one day perceive in them, Triplicem puncturam, 1a threefold pricking. Laboris in acquisition; they are gotten with trouble. Timoris in possession; they are kept with fear. Doloris in amissione; they are lost with grief.
The common opinion of the world is, that they are goodly, fine and smooth things; furres to keepe them warme, oyle to cheare their faces, and wine to their hearts; of a silken softnesse to their affections. But Christ saith, they are thorns; stinging and choking thornes. And the couetous conscience shall one day perceiue in them, Triplicem puncturam, 1a threefold pricking. Laboris in acquisitione; they are gotten with trouble. Timoris in possessione; they are kept vvith feare. Doloris in amissione; they are lost with griefe.
- 1Ludolph.
Men commonly deal with their sins, as hedgers do, when they go to plash thorny bushes: they put on tinning gloves, that the Thorns may not prick them. So these harden their hearts, that their own thorns may give them no compunction. But all vanities are but like the fools ⟨p. 142⟩laughter, 1which Solomon compares to the crackling of thorns under a p•t: they make a noise, and suddenly go out. But sin never parts with the wicked, without leaving a sting behind it.