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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. To create so little a piece of flesh, and to put such vigour into it: to give it neither bones nor nerves, yet to make it stronger then arms and legs, and those most able and serviceable parts of the body.1 So that as Paul saith, 1. Cor. 12. On those members of the body, which we think less honourable, we bestow more abundant honour: and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness. So on this little weak member hath the Lord conferred the greatest strength; and as feeble as it is, we find it both more necessary, and more honourable.
1. To create so little a peece of flesh, and to put such vigour into it: to giue it neyther bones nor nerues, yet to make it stronger then armes and legges, and those most able and seruiceable parts of the body.1 So that as Paul sayth, 1. Cor. 12. On those members of the body, which we thinke lesse honourable, we bestow more abundant honour: and our vncomely parts haue more abundant comelinesse. So on this little weake member hath the Lord conferred the greatest strength; and as feeble as it is, wee finde it both more necessary, and more honourable.
2 Because it is so forcible, therefore hath the most wise God ordained, that it shall be but little, that it shall be but one. That so the parvity and singularity may abate the vigour, the rigour of it. If it were paired, as the arms, legs, hands, feet, it would be much more unruly. For he that cannot tame one tongue, how would ⟨p. 30⟩