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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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4 The fourth Round only pleaseth God, and is good for our Souls, Repentance; without which the evil ground is near to cursing; as it were at next door by; and it shall come on him with a speedy visitation nisi interueniente poenitentia. This is the Bulwark to defend us from the shot of Gods thunder from heaven: this hedgeth us in from his judgements on earth. Woe to sinful man without this: for he is near to cursing; and his end is to be burned. Blessed Soul that hath it. Wheresoever it dwells, mercy dwells by it. If England hath it, it shall ease her of her thorns, Ezek. 28.1 There shall be no more a pricking briar unto the house of Israel, nor any grieving Thorn of all that are round about them.
4 The fourth Round onely pleaseth God, and is good for our Soules, Repentance; without which the euill ground is neere to cursing; as it were at next dore by; and it shall come on him with a speedy visitation nisi interueniente poenitentia. This is the Bulwarke to defend vs from the shot of Gods thunder from heauen: this hedgeth vs in from his iudgements on earth. Woe to sinfull man without this: for he is neere to cursing; and his end is to be burned. Blessed Soule that hath it. Wheresoeuer it dwels, mercie dwels by it. If England hath it, it shall ease her of her thornes, Ezek. 28.1 There shall be no more a pricking bryar vnto the house of Israel, nor any grieuing Thorne of all that are round about them.
3 The last and forest degree of the Punishment, is Burning. I will not discourse, whether ⟨p. 153⟩