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The sacrifice of thankfulness A sermon preached at Pauls Cross, the third of December,…The sacrifice of thankefulnesse A sermon preached at Pauls Crosse, the third of December,…
The sacrifice of thankfulness A sermon preached at Pauls Cross, the third of December, being the first Aduentuall Sunday, anno 1615. By Tho. Adams. Whereunto are annexed five other of his sermons preached in London, and else-where; never before printed. ...The sacrifice of thankefulnesse A sermon preached at Pauls Crosse, the third of December, being the first Aduentuall Sunday, anno 1615. By Tho. Adams. Whereunto are annexed fiue other of his sermons preached in London, and else-where; neuer before printed. ...
London: printed by Thomas Purfoot for Clement Knight, 1616
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THE SACRIFICE OF THANKFULNESS, › Confidence.THE SACRIFICE OF THANKFVLNESSE, › Confidence.
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Now begins the Usurer to be heavy, sorrowing and discontent; And turned his former kindness into sullenness. The Preacher must needs observe it, and boldly asked him the reasons of this sudden aversion. The Usurer replied. If you had held on your first Course to inveigh against Usury, I had some hope you would ha•e put all the Usurers down; and so I should have had the better Vent and Custom for my Money. For my part, say what you will, I never meant to leave it: But I should have been beholding to you, if you could have made me an Usurer alone. You see the hope of an Usurers Conversion.
Now begins the Vsurer to be heauy, sorrowing and discontent; And turned his former kindnesse into fullennesse. The Preacher must needs obserue it, and boldly asked him the reasons of this sodaine auersion. The Vsurer replyed. If you had held on your first Course to in•eigh against Vsurie, I had some hope you would ha•e put all the Vsurers downe; and so I should haue had the better Vent and Custome for my Mony. For my part, say what you will, I neuer meant to leaue it: But I should haue been beholding to you, if you could haue made me an Vsurer alone. You see the hope of an Vsurers Conuersion.
But I would to God, that every one thus bound with the Cord of his Wickedness, would consider, that so long as a Cord is whole, it is not easily broken: but untwist it, & lay it thread by thread, and you my quickly snap it a sunder. Beloved, first untwine the Cord of your sins by serious consideration, and then you may easily break them off by Repentance.
But I would to God, that euery one thus bound with the Corde of his Wickednesse, would consider, that so long as a Corde is whole, it is not easily broken: but vntwist it, & lay it threed by threed, and you my quickly snappe it a sunder. Beloued, first vntwine the Corde of your sinnes by serious consideration, and then you may easily breake them off by Repentance.