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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Their Spaniels, fawning Sycophants, that lick their Masters hands, but are brawling ever at poor strangers,
Their Spanyels, fawning Sycophants, that lick their Maisters handes, but are brawling euer at poore strangers,
Their great Mastiffs; surely and sharking Bailiffs, that can set a Rankling Tooth in the poor Tenants Ribs.
Their great Masti•es; surely and sharking Bayliffes, that can set a Rankling Tooth in the poore Tenants Ribbes.
They have their Bandogs, corrupt Solicitors, Parrot-Lawyers; that are their properties, and mere Trunks, whereby they inform and Plead before Justice, against Justice. And as the Hounds can sometimes smell out the Game, before their Master; as having a better Nose, ⟨p. 77⟩then he an Eye: so these are still Picking-holes in poor mens estates, and raking up broken Titles: which if they justly be defended; Actio fit non Lustralis, sed secularis: Where if (because Justice doth sometimes prevail) it go against them; yet Maior est expensarum sumptus, quam sententiae fructus: The cost is more Chargeable then the victory profitable.
They haue their Bandogs, corrupt Soliciters, Parrat-Lawyers; that are their properties, and meere Trunkes, whereby they informe and Plead before Iustice, against Iustice. And as the Hounds can somtimes smell out the Game, before their Maister; as hauing a better Nose, ⟨p. 77⟩then he an Eye: so these are still Picking-holes in poore mens estates, and raking vp broken Titles: which if they iustly be defended; Actio fit non Lustralis, sed secularis: Whereif (because Iustice doth somtimes preuaile) it goe against them; yet Maior est expensarum sumptus, quam sententiae fructus: The cost is more Chargeable then the victorie profitable.