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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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6. Let the roaring Bull be hunted; the Bulls of Bashan, the Bulls of Rome; sent over by the Pope ad interitum, either of us or themselves: For their end is not implere Ecclesiam, but c•miterium; to fill Church-yards with dead bodies, not the Church with living souls. No Service would be so welcome to them, as the Sicilian Evensong, or the Parisian Matins. But since no Drug is currant in their Shops, but Diacatholican, Treason and Ruin; let it be first ministered to themselves to purge their burning Fevers. And since the Pope sends his Bulls into England so thick, bellowing to call his Calves together, and to excite their revolting from their Sovereign; let them speed no otherwise then those Bulls once did, that called in an other Bull, which was Bull the Hang-man: to dispatch them all.
6. Let the roring Bull be hunted; the Bulles of Basan, the Bulles of Rome; sent ouer by the Pope ad interitum, either of vs or themselues: For their end is not implere Ecclesiam, but c•miterium; to fill Church-yards with dead bodyes, not the Church with liuing soules. No Seruice would be so welcome to them, as the Sicilian Euensong, or the Parisian Mattens. But since no Drugge is currant in their Shoppes, but Diacatholican, Treason and Ruine; let it be first ministred to themselues to purge their burning Feuers. And since the Pope sends his Bulles into England so thicke, bellowing to call his Calues togeather, and to excite their reuolting from their Soueraigne; let them speed no otherwise then those Bulles once did, that cald in an other Bull, which was Bull the Hang-man: to dispatch them all.
If you be disposed to hunt, hunt these Beasts that havoc the Common-wealth: Let the Lambs alone, they do you much good, no hurt. And to this chase use all your skill: in this work it shall be your commendation to be cunning Hunters. The Lord shall emparke you within the Pale of his own merciful Providence, and restrain the savage fury of your Enemies. Let those, whom God hath made Masters of this serious game, and given Commission to hunt vicious persons: ⟨p. 81⟩