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,…

1. On the earth, there is the man-hating Tiger; yet man hath subdued him; and (they write) a little boy hath led him in a string. There is the flock-devouring wolf, that stands at grinning defiance with the shepherd; ⟨p. 35⟩mad to have his prey, or loose himself; yet he hath been tamed. The roaring Lyon, whose voice is a terror to man, by man hath been subdued. Yea, serpents, that have to their strength two shrewd additions, subtlety, and malice; that carry venom in their mouths, or a sting in their tails, or are all over poisonous; the very basilisk, that kills with his eyes, as they write, three furlongs off. Yet all these savage, furious, malicious natures have been tamed, but the tongue can no man tame: it is an unruly evil, &c.

1. On the earth, there is the man-hating Tyger; yet man hath subdued him; and (they write) a little boy hath led him in a string. There is the flocke-devouring wolfe, that stands at grinning defiance with the sheepheard; ⟨p. 35⟩madde to have his prey, or loose himselfe; yet he hath beene tamed. The roaring Lyon, whose voice is a terror to man, by man hath beene subdued. Yea, serpents, that haue to their strength two shrewd additions, subtilty, and malice; that carry venime in their mouths, or a sting in their tayles, or are all over poysonous; the very basiliske, that killes with his eyes, as they write, three furlongs off. Yet all these savage, furious, malicious natures have beene tamed, but the tongue can no man tame: it is an vnruly evill, &c.

2. In the sea there be great wonders.¹ They that go down to the sea in ships, and do business in great waters. These see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep. Yet those natural wonders have been tamed by our artificial wonders, ships. Even the Leviathan himself; Out of whose mouth go burning Lamps, ²