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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 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,4 they held a semblance, not in the Dust and Ashes turned into Lice and soars. Many have dealt better with the greater members of the body, then with this Little one. Defecerunt in minimis: Virtus non minima est, minimam compescere linguam.
It is a little leake that drowneth a shippe, a little breach that looseth an army, a little spring that powres foorth an Ocean. Little; yet the Lyon is more troubled with the little Waspe, then with the great Elephant. And it is obseruable, that the Aegyptian Sorcerers fayled in minimis, that appeared skilfull and powerfull in maioribus. 1Doth Moses turne the waters into bloud? the Magicians did so, with their Inchantments. Doth Aaron stretch out his hand ouer the waters,2 and couer the Land with Frogges? The Magicians did so with their Inchantments. 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 Fornace turned into boiles and blaines. In Frogges and Waters,4