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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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The eye of their Flesh, saw his rags of Poverty: the eye of their Faith, saw his robes of Glory. Instead of the cold Stones and Pavement, they saw his Sapphires, Jaspers, Chrysolites. Instead of his Manger, they saw his Throne. For the Beasts about him, they saw armies of Angels attending him. For his base Stable, they saw Palatium centum sublime columnis; a Palace of many Turrets. They beheld Magnum in paruo latere; that this little Child was a great King, yea a great GOD, yea a great King above all Gods. Thus, as Thomas in one of his Himnes. Quod non capis, quod non vides, Animosa firmat fides, Praeter rerum ordinem. What we neither feel nor see, Powerful Faith believes to be.
The eye of their Flesh, saw his ragges of Pouertie: the eye of their Fayth, saw his robes of Glory. Instead of the cold Stones and Pauement, they saw his Saphyres, Iaspers, Chrysolites. Instead of his Manger, they saw his Throne. For the Beastes about him, they saw armies of Angels attending him. For his base Stable, they saw Palatium centum sublime columnis; a Palace of many Turrets. They behelde Magnu• in paruo latere; that this little Child was a great King, yea a great GOD, yea a great King aboue all Gods. Thus, as Thomas in one of his Himnes. Quod non capis, quod non vides, Animosa firmat fides, Praeter rerum ordinem. What wee neither feele nor see, Powerfull Fayth beleeues to bee.
When Christ was first revealed to poor Shepherds, he was not without a Qu•re of Angels singing his Glory.1 Let him be in the Wilderness among wild Beasts,2 even those glorious Spirits are his Pensioners, and minister to his wants.3 He comes hungry to a Figtree, to demonstrate his natural infirmity: but finding no fruit on it, he curseth the Figtree; Never Fruit grow on thee hereafter, to declare his Power. Must he pay tribute? Yet the Kings Son should pay none: but he is content to be a Subject; he will pay it: but he bids Peter go to the Sea,