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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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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:1 yet was David silent; and then his bones waxed old with anguish. His adultery cried, his murder cried, his ingratitude cried for revenge: but still David was mute; and so long, day and night the hand of the Lord was heavy upon him. But at last God stopped the mouth of his clamorous adversaries, and gave him leave to speak. I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord, and thou for gavest the iniquity of my sin. It is Christ, that must cast out this dumb Devil. The Lord is the best opener. He did open Lidia's heart, to conceive.2 He did open Elisha's servants eyes, to see. He did open the Prophets ears to hear. He did open Pauls tongue, to speak.
To open our lippes when they should speake, is the sole worke of God,