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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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3. It is Little. As man is a little world in the great▪ so is his tongue a great world in the little. It is a little member, saith the Apostle, verse 5. yet it is a world; verse 6. yea pravitatis universitas, a world of iniquity. It is parnum, but pravum; little in quantity, but great in iniquity. What it hath lost in the thickness, it hath got in the quickness: and the defect of magnitude is recompensed in the fortitude: an arm may be longer, but the Tongue is stronger; and a leg hath more flesh then it hath, besides bones which it hath not, yet the tongue still runs quicker and faster; and if the wager lie for holding out, without doubt the Tongue shall win it.
3. It is Little. As man is a little world in the great▪ so is his tongue a great world in the little. It is a little member, saith the Apostle, verse 5. yet it is a world; verse 6. yea prauitatis vniuersitas, a world of iniquitie. It is parnum, but prauum; little in quantitie, but great in iniquity. What it hath lost in the thickenesse, it hath got in the quickenesse: and the defect of magnitude is recompenced in the fortitude: an arme may bee longer, but the Tongue is stronger; and a legge hath more flesh then it hath, besides bones which it hath not, yet the tongue still runnes quicker and faster; and if the wager lie for holding out, without doubt the Tongue shall winne it.
If it be a talking tongue, it is mundus garrulitatis, a world of prating. If it be a wrangling tongue, it is mundus litigationis, a world of brabbling. If it be a learned tongue, it is as Erasmus said of Bishop Tonstall, mundus eruditionis, a world of learning. If it be a petulant tong, it is mundus scurrilitatis, a world of wantonness. If it be a poisonous tongue, it is mundus infectionis, saith our Apostle, verse 6. it defileth the whole body. It is Little.
If it be a talking tongue, it is mundus garrulitatis, a world of prating. If it be a wrangling tongue, it is mundus litigationis, a world of brabbling. If it be a learned tongue, it is as Erasmus sayd of Bishop Tonstall, mundus eruditionis, a world of learning. If it be a petulant tong, it is mundus scurrilitatis, a world of wantonnesse. If it be a poysonous tongue, it is mundus infectionis, sayth our Apostle, verse 6. it defileth the whole body. It is Little.