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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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1. Excellent. Abstractively and simply understood, it is an exceeding excellent member, both Quoad Maiestatem. Incunditatem.
1. Excellent. Abstractiuely and simply vnderstood, it is an exceeding excellent member, both Quoad Maiestatem. Incunditatem.
For the Majesty of it, it carries an imperious speech: wherein it hath the preeminence of all mortal creatures. It was mans Tongue, 1to which the Lord gave licence to call all the living creatures, and to give them names. And it is a strong motive to induce, and to beget in other terrene natures, a reverence and admiration of man. Therefore it is observed, that God did punish the ingratitude of Balaam, when he gave away some of the dignity proper to man, which is use of speech, and imparted it to the Ass, man alone speaks. I know that spirits can frame an aerial voice, as the Devil ⟨p. 25⟩when he spake in the Serpent that fatal temptation, as in a Trunk; but man only hath the habitual faculty of speaking.
For the Maiestie of it, it carries an imperious speech: wherein it hath the preeminence of all mortal creatures. It was mans Tongue, 1to which the Lord gaue licence to call all the liuing creatures, and to giue them names. And it is a strong motiue to induce, and to beget in other terrene natures, a reuerence and admiration of man. Therefore it is obserued, that God did punish the ingratitude of Balaam, when hee gaue away some of the dignity proper to man, which is vse of speech, and imparted it to the Asse, man alone speakes. I know that spirites can frame an aeriall voyce, as the Di•ell ⟨p. 25⟩when he spake in the Serpent that fatall temptation, as in a Truncke; but man onely hath the habituall facultie of speaking.