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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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4. It preserves thy state from ruin. When by subtlety men think to scrape together much wealth; all is but the Spiders web, artificial and weak. What Plain-dealing gets, sticks by us; and infallibly derives it self to our posterity.1 Not only this mans own soul shall dwell at ease: but also his seed shall inherit the earth. Wicked men labour with hands and wits, to undermine and undo many poor; and from their demolished heaps to erect themselves a great fortune: but GOD bloweth upon it a Nonplacet: and then, as powder doth small shot, it scatters into the air, not without a great noise; and they are blown up. If thou wouldst be good to thy self and thine, use Plainness.
4. It preserues thy state from ruine. When by subtiltie men thinke to scrape together much wealth; all is but the Spiders web, artificiall and weake. What Plaine-dealing gets, stickes by vs; and infallibly deriues it selfe to our posterity.1 Not onely this mans owne soule shall dwell at ease: but also his seed shall inherite the earth. Wicked men labour with hands and wittes, to vndermine and vndoe many poore; and from their demolished heapes to erect themselues a great fortune: but GOD bloweth vpon it a Nonplacet: and then, as powder doth small shot, it scatters into the ayre, not without a great noise; and they are blowne vp. If thou wouldst be good to thy selfe and thine, vse Plainesse.
5. It shall somewhat keep thee from the troubles and vexations of the world. Others, when their double dealing breaks out, are more troubled themselves, then erst they troubled others: for shame waits at the heels of fraud.1 But blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.