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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.
2. There is the Fox, the crafty Cheater, that steals the Grapes. Cant. 2. Take in the Foxes, &c. 1It is Gods charge to hunt him. He turns Beasts out of their Dens by defiling them. He sold his Conscience to the Devil for a stock of villainous Wit. He hath a stinking Breath;2 corrupted with Oaths and Lies: and a ravenous Throat to prey upon mens simpleness. If all tricks fail, he will counterfeit himself dead, that so drawing the Fowls to feed upon him, he may feed upon them. The Defrauder puts on a semblance of great smoothness; you would take him for a wonderful honest man: Soft, you are not yet within his clutches; when you are, Lord have mercy on you, for he will have none.
2. There is the Foxe, the craftie Cheater, that steales the Grapes. Cant. 2. Take in the Foxes, &c. 1It is Gods charge to hunt him. Hee turnes Beastes out of their Dennes by defyling them. Hee sold his Conscience to the Diuell for a stocke of villanous Witte. Hee hath a stinking Breath;2 corrupted with Oathes and Lies: and a rauenous Throat to prey vpon mens simplenesse. If all tricks fayle, hee will counterfeit himselfe dead, that so drawing the Fowles to feed vpon him, hee may feed vpon them. The Defrauder puts on a semblance of great smoothnesse; you would take him for a wonderfull honest man: Soft, you are not yet within his clutches; when you are, Lord haue mercy on you, for hee will haue none.
- 1Cant. 2. 15.
- 2Plin.