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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.
Not the Star of Nature: Did not every steppe it taught us to tread, bring us further off? If it heard of him, it sought him, as Laban sought his Idols in the Tents: or as Saul sought his Asses in the Mountains: or as Joseph & Mary fought him among their Kinsfolks: Either in the Tents of soft ease and security: or in the Mountains of Worldly dignity: or among the Kindred of the flesh, friends and company.
Not the Starre of Nature: Did not euery steppe it taught vs to tread, bring vs further off? If it heard of him, it sought him, as Laban sought his Idols in the Tents: or as Saul sought his Asses in the Mountaines: or as Ioseph & Mary fought him among their Kinsfolks: Either in the Tents of soft ease and securitie: or in the Mountaines of Worldly dignitie: or among the Kindred of the flesh, friends and company.
Not the Star of the Law: for this told us of a perfect obedience, and of condemnation for disobedience; of Gods anger, our danger; of sin and death. This Star would have lighted us to Heaven, if we had no Clouds of Iniquity to darken it to our selves. And that which S. Paul speaks (Gal. 3.)1 The Law was our School-master to bring us unto Christ; is to be understood ⟨p. 88⟩of the legal Types and Sacrifices. Where, by an Oblation of the blood of Beasts, was prefigured the Blood of that Lamb, which should expiate all our sins.
Not the Starre of the Law: for this told vs of a perfect obedience, and of condemnation for disobedience; of Gods anger, our danger; of sinne and death. This Starre would haue lighted vs to Heauen, if we had no Cloudes of Iniquitie to darken it to our selues. And that which S. Paul speakes (Gal. 3.)1