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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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Thus in his greatest humiliation, God never left him without some testimony of his divine power that as beholding him hungry, thirsty, weary, weeping, bleeding, dying; we say, O homo certè sure he was a Man: So, seeing him to calm the Seas, command the Winds, heal the Sick, raise the Dead, cast out Devils, we may say, O Deus certè, sure he was GOD. Thus these converted Magicians beheld him, Hominem verum, though not hominem merum; a little Child, a great GOD. To borrow a distich of a divine Poet. O strangest eyes, that saw him by this Star, Who, when by-standers saw not, saw so far?
Thus in his greatest humiliation, God neuer left him without some testimony of his diuine power that as beholding him hungry, thirsty, weary, weeping, bleeding, dying; wee say, O homo certè sure hee was a Man: So, seeing him to calme the Seas, commaunde the Winds, heale the Sicke, rayse the Dead, cast out Diuels, wee may say, O Deus certè, sure hee was GOD. Thus these conuerted Magitians behelde him, Hominem verum, though not hominem merum; a litle Child, a great GOD. To borrow a distich of a diuine Poet. O strangest eyes, that saw him by this Starre, Who, when by-standers saw not, saw so farre?
Men are especially taken with three things, Submission, Honour, Gifts. These Wise-men, therefore having Fallen down and worshipped him, do now open their Treasures and present him Gifts; Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh.
Men are especially taken with three things, Submission, Honour, Gifts. These Wise-men, therefore hauing Falne downe and worshipped him, doe now open their Treasures and present him Gifts; Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrhe.
Divers of the Fathers have diversly glossed these Wise-mens Gifts.