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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 discourse or contemplation of the provident mother, and her happy sons passages in this action, I find set down by so divine and accurate a pen;1 that despairing of any tolerable imitation, I shall without distaste to the Reader, or imputation to my self, deliver it in his own express words. Rebecca presuming upon the Oracle of God, and her husbands simplicity, dares be Jacobs surety for the danger, his counsellor for the carriage of the business, his cook for the diet; yea dresses both the meat and the man. And now puts dishes into his hand, words into his mouth, the garments on his back, the goats hair upon the open parts of his body, and sends him in thus furnished for the blessing. Standing no doubt at the door, to see how well her lesson was learned, how well her device succeeded. And if old Isaac should by any of his senses have discerned the guile, she had soon stepped in, and undertaken the blame, and urged him with that ⟨p. 13⟩known will of God, concerning Jacobs dominion, and Esau's servitude; which either age or affection had made him forget And now she wisheth, that she could borrow Esau's tongue as well as his garments, that she might securely deceive all the senses of him, which had suffered himself more dangerously deceived with his affection. But this is past her remedy: her son must name himself Esau with the voice of Jacob.
The discourse or contemplation of the prouident mother, and her happy sonnes passages in this action, I finde set downe by so diuine and accurate a pen;1 that despairing of any tolerable imitation, I shall without distaste to the Reader, or imputation to my selfe, deliuer it in his owne expresse words. Rebecca presuming vpon the Oracle of God, and her husbands simplicity, dares be Iacobs suretie for the danger, his counseller for the carriage of the businesse, his cooke for the dyet; yea dresses both the meate and the man. And now puts dishes into his hand, words into his mouth, the garments on his backe, the goates haire vppon the open parts of his body, and sends him in thus furnished for the blessing. Standing no doubt at the doore, to see how well her lesson was learned, how well her deuice succeeded. And if olde Isaac should by any of his senses haue discerned the guile, shee had soone stept in, and vndertaken the blame, and vrged him with that