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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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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.
For his Life, he was a Plaine-dealing man; simple, and without fraud. Though some autithetically oppose it to Esau's roughnesse. That Esau was an hairy man, but Iacob was Plaine & smooth; without any semblance to his brothers ruggednesse. We deny not, that Iacob was so: that exposition is true, but not enough. It falls short of that praise, which Gods spirit heere meanes him. He was a Plaine man; without craft or subtiltie.
For his delight and profession, He dwelt in tents. Which though the Hebrews expound of frequenting the tents of Shem and Heber for knowledge; is indeed only a description of such as live in the fields, and employ themselves about cattle: and this we frequently find to be Jacobs desire and practise. The good Patriarchs were plain men: plain in their clothes; no seas crossed for strange stuffs and fashions: plain in their houses, which were mere Tents; not gorgeous parlours without hospitality: plain in their diet, as Jacob here, that fed on Lentil-pottage.
For his delight and profession, Hee dwelt in tents. Which though the Hebrewes expound of frequenting the tents of Sem and Heber for knowledge; is indeed onely a description of such as liue in the fields, and employ themselues about cattell: and this wee frequently finde to be Iacobs desire and practise. The good Patriarchs were plaine men: plaine in their clothes; no seas crossed for strange stuffes and fashions: plaine in their houses, which were meere Tents; not gorgeous parlors without hospitalitie: plaine in their dyet, as Iacob heere, that fed on Lentil-pottage.