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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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AS Cunning as he was to take Beasts, he had little cunning to save himself. How foolish was he, to part with his Birthright for a mess of Lentil Pottage? And since there is a necessary discussion of his Folly, as well as of his Cunning, I will take here just occasion to demonstrate it: and that in five Circumstances.
AS Cunning as hee was to take Beastes, hee had litle cunning to saue himselfe. How foolish was hee, to part with his Birthright for a messe of Lentile Pottage? And since there is a necessary discussion of his Folly, as well as of his Cunning, I will take here iust occasion to demonstrate it: and that in fiue Circumstances.
1. He had a ravenous and intemperate desire. This appears by three phrases he used.1 1. Feed me, I pray thee; Satisfy, saturate, satiate me: or, let me swallow at once, as some read it: The words of an appetite insufferable of delay. 2. To show his eagerness, he doubles the word for haste: With that Red, with that Red Pottage. Red was his colour, Red his desire: He coveted Red Pottage, he dwelt in a red soil; called thereon, Idumea: and in the Text, Therefore was his name called Edom. 3. He says, I am faint: and ver. 32. at the point to die, if I have it not: Like some longing souls, that have so weak a hand over their appetites, that they must die, if their humour be not fulfilled. We may here infer two Observations.
1. Hee had a rauenous and intemperate desire. This appeares by three phrases he vsed.1 1. Feed mee, I pray thee; Satisfie, saturate, satiate mee: or, let mee swallow at once, as some read it: The words of an appetite insufferable of delay. 2. To shew his eagernesse, hee doubles the word for haste: With that Red, with that Red Pottage. Red was his colour, Red his desire: Hee coueted Red Pottage, hee dwelt in a red soyle; called thereon, Idumea: and in the Text, Therefore was his name called Edom. 3. Hee sayes, I am faint: and ver. 32. at the poynt to die, if I haue it not: Like some longing soules, that haue so weake a hand ouer their appetites, that they must die, if their humour be not fulfilled. Wee may here inferre two Obseruations.