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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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Are their Prev: any man that either their wit or violence can practise on. Not so much Beggars; yet they would be content to Hunt them also out of their Coasts: but those that have somewhat worth their Gaping after; and whose estates may Minister some Gobbets to their Throtes. Aquila non Capit muscas: the Eagles hunt no Flies, so long as their be Fowls in the Air. The Commonalty, that by great Labour have gotten a little stay for themselves; these they Hunt, and lay along, and Prey on their prostrate Fortunes.
Are their Prev: any man that either their witte or violence can practise on. Not so much Beggars; yet they would be content to Hunt them also out of their Coasts: but those that haue somewhat worth their Gaping after; and whose estates may Minister some Gobbets to their Throtes. Aquila non Capit muscas: the Eagles hunt no Flyes, so long as their be Foules in the Ayre. The Commonaltie, that by great Labour haue gotten a little stay for themselues; these they Hunt, and lay along, and Prey on their prostrate Fortunes.
If they be Tenants, woe is them. Fines, Rents, Carriages, slaveries shall drink up the Sweat of their Brows. There is law against Coiners; and it is made treason justly to stamp the Kings Figure in Metals: But what is Metal to a Man, the Image of God? And we have those that coin Money on the poor's Sins: Traitors they are to the King of Kings.
If they be Tenantes, woe is them. Fines, Rents, Carriagas, slaueries shall drinke vp the Sweat of their Browes. There is law against Coyners; and it is made treason iustly to stampe the Kings Figure in Mettalles: But what is Mettall to a Man, the Image of God? And we haue those that coyne Money on the poores Sinnes: Traytors they are to the King of Kings.
The whole Country shall feel their hunting. They hunt Commons into Severals; Tilled grounds into Pastures, that the Gleaning is taken from the Poor, which God commanded to be left them; and all succour, except they can graze in the High-ways. And to others, to whom their Rage cannot extend, their Craft shall: for they will hoist them in the Subsidies, or overcharge them for the Wars, or vex them with Quarrels in Law, or perhaps their Servants shall in direct terms beat them. Naboth shall hardly keep his Vineyard, if any nook of it disfigures Ahab's Lordship: If they can not buy it on their own price, they will to Law for it; wherein they respect no more, then to have asam querelae, a colourable occasion of contention: for they will so weary him, that at last he shall be forced to sell it: