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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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It is Little in substance, yet great ad affectum, to provoke passion; ad effectum, to produce action. A Seminaries Tongue, is able to set Instruments on work, to blow up a Parliament. So God hath disposed it among the members, that it governs or misgoverns all; and is either a good King, or a cruel Tyrant. It either precedes to good, or perverts to evil; purifieth, or putrefieth the whole carcass, the whole conscience. It betrayeth the heart, when the heart would betray God: and the Lord lets it double treason on it self, when it prevaricates with him.
It is Little in substance, yet great ad affectum, to prouoke passion; ad effectum, to produce action. A Seminaries Tongue, is able to set Instruments on worke, to blowe vp a Parliament. So God hath disposed it among the members, that it gouernes or misgouernes all; and is eyther a good King, or a cruell Tyrant. It eyther precedes to good, or peruerts to euill; purifieth, or putrifieth the whole carcasse, the whole conscience. It betrayeth the heart, when the heart would betray God: and the Lord lets it double treason on it selfe, when it preuaricates with him.
It is a little leak that drowneth a ship, a little breach that looseth an army, a little spring that pours forth an Ocean. Little; yet the Lyon is more troubled with the little Wasp, then with the great Elephant. And it is observable, that the Egyptian Sorcerers failed in minimis, that appeared skilful and powerful in maioribus. 1Doth Moses turn the waters into blood? the Magicians did so, with their Enchantments. Doth Aaron stretch out his hand over the waters,2 and cover the Land with Frogs? The Magicians did so with their Enchantments. But when Aaron smote the dust of the Land, and turned it into Lice, 3the Magicians could not effect the like. Nor in the Ashes of the Furnace turned into boils and blains. In Frogs and Waters,