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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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And when they are tamed, yet they often have an unruly trick. Abraham lies, Moses murmurs, Elijah for fear of a Queen and a quean wisheth to die, Jonah frets for the Gourd, David cries in his heart, All men are liars: which speech rebounded even on God himself; as if the Lord by Samuel had deceived him: Peter forswears his Master, his Saviour. If the tongues of the just have thus tripped, how should the profane go upright? The tongue can no man tame.
And when they are tamed, yet they often haue an vnruly tricke. Abraham lies, Moses murmurs, Elias for feare of a Queene and a queane wisheth to die, Ionas frets for the Gourd, Dauid cries in his heart, All men are lyers: which speech rebounded euen on God himselfe; as if the Lord by Samuel had deceiued him: Peter forswears his Master, his Sauiour. If the tongues of the iust haue thus tripped, how should the profane goe vpright? The tongue can no man tame.
The instruction hence riseth in full strength; that God only can tame mans tongue. Now the principal actions hereof are: first, to open the mouth, when it should not be shut: secondly, and to shut it, when it should not be open.
The instruction hence riseth in full strength; that God onely can tame mans tongue. Now the principall actions heereof are: first, to open the mouth, when it should not bee shut: secondly, and to shut it, when it should not be open.
To open our lips when they should speak, is the sole work of God, Psalm 51. 15 O Lord open thou my lips, and then my mouth shall be able to show forth thy praise. God must open with his golden key of grace, or else our tongues will arrogate a licentious passage. We had better hold our peace, and let our tongues lie still, then to set them a running, till God bids them go. God commands every sinner to confess his iniquities: this charge, David knew, concerned himself: