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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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Taken in the proper sense, signifieth to supplant. Indeed Esau abuseth it, Gen. 27. 36. Is he not rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times. He took away my Birth-right, and behold, now he hath taken away my Blessing. But Jacob did not steal away his birthright; but only took the advantage to buy, what careless Esau was willing to sell. And having the Birthright, the Blessing did justly belong to him: for the birthright and the blessing were not to be separated. But this name was a prediction of that fell out afterwards, for Jacob indeed supplanted and overthrew his brother.
TAken in the proper sense, signifieth to supplant. Indeed Esau abuseth it, Gen. 27. 36. Is he not rightly named Iacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times. Hee tooke away my Birth-right, and behold, now hee hath taken away my Blessing. But Iacob did not steale away his birthright; but onely tooke the aduantage to buy, what carelesse Esau was willing to sell. And hauing the Birthright, the Blessing did iustly belong to him: for the birthright and the blessing were not to bee separated. But this name was a prediction of that fell out afterwards, for Iacob indeed supplanted and ouerthrew his brother.
The Character gives him a Plain man, dwelling in tents. This is a manifest description of Jacobs Conversation. Profession.
The Character giues him a Plaine man, dwelling in tents. This is a manifest description of Iacobs Conuersation. Profession.
For his Life, he was a Plain-dealing man; simple, and without fraud. Though some antithetically oppose it to Esau's roughness. That Esau was an hairy man, but Jacob was Plain & smooth; without any semblance to his brothers ruggedness. We deny not, that Jacob was so: that exposition is true, but not enough. It falls short of that praise, which Gods spirit here means him. He was a Plain man; without craft or subtlety.