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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
THE SACRIFICE OF THANKFULNESS, › FEAR.THE SACRIFICE OF THANKFVLNESSE, › FEARE.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Judge then how horrible it is, that men should set (as the Savages of Calicut) the Devil, or his two Ingles, the world and the flesh in the Throne; whiles they place God in the foot-stool. Or that in this Common-wealth of man, Reason which is the Queen, or the Princes the better powers & graces of the Soul, should stoop to so base a Slave, as sensual lust. Delight is not seemly for a fool: 1much less for a Servant to have rule over Princes.
Iudge then how horryble it is, that men should set (as the Sauages of Calecut) the Diuell, or his two Ingles, the world and the flesh in the Throne; whiles they place God in the foote-stoole. Or that in this Common-wealth of man, Reason which is the Queene, or the Princes the better powers & graces of the Soule, should stoupe to so base a Slaue, as sensuall lust. Delight is not seemely for a foole: 1much lesse for a Seruant to haue rule ouer Princes.
- 1Pro▪ 19. 10.
St. Basil (not without passion) did envy the Devils happiness: Who had neither Created us, nor redeemed us, nor preserveth us; but violently Labours our destruction; that yet he should have more servants, ⟨p. 7⟩then God, that made us, then Jesus Christ that with his own precious Blood, and grievous sufferings bought us.1 Well, he is happy, that can truly say with David; I am thy Servant, O Lord, I am thy Servant, and the Son of thy Handmaid. This Service is true Honour: for so Kings and Princes; yea the blessed Angels of heaven are thy fellows.