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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.
CHRIST HIS STAR: OR, The Wise-mens Oblation.CHRIST HIS STARRE: OR, The Wise-mens Oblation.
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.
I may distinguish all into a Direction. Devotion. The Direction of God, the Devotion of Men. By the Direction, they are brought to the Messiah. By their Devotion, they Worship him, and present him Gifts, Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh. For the Direction, we will borrow a little of the Premisses; and therein consider Gods Leading. Their Following.
I may distinguish all into a Direction. Deuotion. The Direction of God, the Deuotion of Men. By the Direction, they are brought to the Messias. By their Deuotion, they Worship him, and present him Giftes, Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh. For the Direction, wee will borrow a litle of the Premisses; and therein consider Gods Leading. Their Following.
Gods Leading was by a Star. They that delight to cast Clouds upon the clear Sun, have here mooted many Questions about this Star.
Gods Leading was by a Starre. They that delight to cast Cloudes vpon the cleare Sunne, haue heere mooted many Questions about this Starre.
1. Whether this Star were singular, or an heap of Stars. Our Roman adversaries, to bring wilful trouble on themselves and us, have conjured a fiction from one Albumazar a Heathen; that the Sign in the Zodiac, called the Virgin, is composed of so many Stars, as may aptly portray Virginem gestantem inter brachia filium, a Virgin bearing an Infant in her arms: And some of them have thought that, this Star.
1. Whether this Starre were singular, or an heape of Starres. Our Romane aduersaries, to bring wilfull trouble on themselues and vs, haue coniur'd a fiction from one Albumazar a Heathen; that the Signe in the Zodiacke, call'd the Virgin, is composed of so many Starres, as may aptly pourtray Virginem gestantem inter brachia filium, a Virgin bearing an Infant in her armes: And some of them haue thought that, this Starre.