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Englands sickness, comparatively conferred with Israels Divided into two sermons, by ThoEnglands sicknes, comparatively conferred with Israels Diuided into two sermons, by Tho
Englands sickness, comparatively conferred with Israels Divided into two sermons, by Tho: Adams.Englands sicknes, comparatively conferred with Israels Diuided into two sermons, by Tho: Adams.
London: printed by E for John Budge, 1615London: printed by E for Iohn Budge, 1615
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1 For his breath, though it smell of sulphur, and the hot steam of sin and hell, yet he hath art to sweeten it. So he can relish covetise with thriftiness, voluptuousness with good diet, idleness with good quiet, drunkenness, because it is very sour, fulsome, and odious •u•n to nature and reason, shall be seasoned, sweetened with good fellowship. Malice is the argument of a noble Spirit, and murder the maintenance of reputation. Lust is the direction of nature, and swearing a graceful testimony to the truth of our speeches. With such luscious confections he labours to conserve his lungs from stinking If it were not for those mists and shadows, sin would want both fautors and factors.
1 For his breath, though it smell of sulphure, and the hote steame of sinne and hell, yet hee hath art to sweeten it. So hee can rellish couetice with thrift•nes, voluptuousnes with good diet, idlenes with good quiet, drunkennes, because it is very sowre, fulsome, and odious •u•n to nature and reason, shall be season'd, sweeten'd with good fellowship. Malice is the argument of a noble Spirit, and murder the maintenance of reputation. Lust is the direction of nature, and swearing a gracefull testimony to the truth of our speeches. With such luscious confections he labours to conserue his lungs from stinking If it were not for those mists and shadowes, sinne would want both fautors and factors.
2 But his lame foot cannot be hidden (as they once foolishly fabled among the vulgar, that his cloven foot could not be changed) for his disobedience is manifest. If he saith, Steal, and God sayeth, Thou shalt not steal: Swear, when God saith, Swear not, dissemble, when he cries, Woe against hypocrites: be an usurer, when God sayeth, thou shalt not then dwell in my glory: what pretences soever gloss his Text, his lameness cannot be hidden. All his policy cannot devise a boot to keep him from this halting. This is the first & worst Suitor.