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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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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.
4. Some 1. will Bind, 2. with Cords, 3. yea and the Sacrifice, 4. but not to the Altar. There are many of these in our Land: they bind the Sacrifice exceeding fast to Themselves, not to the Altar. All the Altaragia, the dues that belong to them that serve at Gods Altar, and which the Laws of God and man Bound to the Altar, they have loosened, and Bound to themselves, and their heirs.
4. Some 1. will Binde, 2. with Cords, 3. yea and the Sacrifice, 4. but not to the Altar. There are many of these in our Land: they binde the Sacrifice exceeding fast to Themselues, not to the Altar. All the Altaragia, the dues that belong to them that serue at Gods Altar, and which the Lawes of God and man Bound to the Altar, they haue loosned, and Bound to themselues, and their heires.
These Bind the Sacrifice, and with Cords; but not to the right place. Nay, I would to God, they would Bind ⟨p. 30⟩no more; But now the fashion is to hold God to Custom: & if a poor Minister demand those remanents, which are left to the Altar, he is overthrown by Custom. Oh the pity of God, that England-should have any such Custom: