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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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4. His Obstinacy taxeth his Folly; that after cold blood, leisure to think of the Treasure he sold, and digestion of his Pottage, he repented not of his Rashness; But ver. 34. He did eat, and drink, and rose up, and went his way: Filled his Belly, rose up to his former Customs, and went his way without a Quid faeci? Therefore it is added, He despised his Birthright. He followed his Pleasures without any interception of Sorrow, or interruption of Conscience. His whole life was a circle of sinful Customs; and not his Birthrights loss can put him out of them. A circular thing implies a perpetuity of motion, according to Mathematicians. It begins from all parts alike, et in seipso definit, ends absolutely in it self, without any point or scope obiectuall to move to. Earth was Esau's home; he looks after no other felicity: therefore goes his way with less thought of an heavenly Birthright, then if he had missed the Dear he hunted. It is wicked to sell Heavenly things at a great rate of Worldly: but it is most wretched to vilipend them.
4. His Obstinacie taxeth his Follie; that after cold blood, leasure to thinke of the Treasure he sold, and digestion of his Pottage, hee repented not of his Rashnes; But ver. 34. Hee did eate, and drinke, and rose vp, and went his way: Filled his Belly, rose vp to his former Customes, and went his way without a Quid faeci? Therefore it is added, Hee despised his Birthright. Hee followed his Pleasures without any interception of Sorrow, or interruption of Conscience. His whole life was a circle of sinfull Customes; and not his Birthrights losse can put him out of them. A circular thing implies a perpetuitie of motion, according to Mathematicians. It begins from all parts alike, et in seipso definit, endes absolutely in it selfe, without any poynt or scope obiectuall to moue to. Earth was Esaus home; hee lookes after no other felicitie: therefore goes his way with lesse thought of an heauenly Birthright, then if hee had missed the Deare hee hunted. It is wicked to sell Heauenly things at a great rate of Worldly: but it is most wretched to vilipend them.
5. Lastly, his Perfidious nature appeareth, that though he had made an absolute Conveyance of his Birthright to Jacob, and sealed the Deed with an Oath; yet he seemed to make but ayest of it, and purposed in his heart not to perform it. Therefore chap. 27. 41. […] said in his heart, the days of mourning for my Father are t hand, then will I say my brther Jacob. He tarried but […] the Funeral of his Father, and then resolved to send