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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. This convinceth them of preposterous folly, that put all their malice into their tongue, as the Serpent all her poison in her tail. And as it were by a chemical ⟨p. 32⟩power, attract all vigour thither, to the weakening and enervation of the other parts. Their hands have chiragram; they can not stretch them forth to the poor, nor give relief to the needy. Their feet podagram, they can not go to the Church. Their eyes opthalmiam, they can not behold the miserable and pity-needing. Their ears surditatem, they can not hear the Gospel preached. Oh how defective and sick all these members are! But their Tongues are in health; there is blithnesse and volubility in them. If they see a distressed man, they can give him talkative comfort enough;1 Be warmed, be filled, be satisfied: they can fill him with Scripture-sentences; but they send him away with an hungry belly. Whereas the good mans hand is as ready to give, as his tongue to speak. But the fools lips babbleth foolishness; volat irrevocabile verbum. Words runne like Hazael; but good works, like the Cripple, come lagging after.
3. This convinceth them of preposterous folly, that put all their malice into their tongue, as the Serpent all her poyson in her tayle. And as it were by a chymicall ⟨p. 32⟩power, attract all vigor thither, to the weakening and enervation of the other parts. Their hands have chiragram; they can not stretch them foorth to the poore, nor give reliefe to the needy. Their feete podagram, they can not goe to the Church. Their eyes opthalmiam, they can not behold the miserable and pitty-needing. Their eares surditatem, they can not heare the Gospell preached. Oh how defective and sicke all these members are! But their Tongues are in health; there is blithnesse and volubillity in them. If they see a distressed man, they can give him talkative comfort enough;1 Bewarmed, be filled, be satisfied: they can fill him with Scripture-sentences; but they send him away with an hungry belly. Whereas the good mans hand is as ready to give, as his tongue to speake. But the fooles lips babbleth foolishnesse; volat irrevocabile verbum. Words runne like Hazael; but good workes, like the Creeple, come lagging after.