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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 To the whole world. If the vastate ruins of ancient monuments, if the depopulation of Countries, if the consuming fires of contention, if the land manured with blood; had a tongue to speak, they would all accuse the Tongue for the original cause of their woe. Slaughter is a lamp, and blood the oil; and this is set on fire by the tongue.
3 To the whole world. If the vastate ruines of ancient monuments, if the depopulation of Countries, if the consuming fires of contention, if the land manured with bloud; had a tongue to speake, they wold all accuse the Tongue for the originall cause of their woe. Slaughter is a lampe, and bloud the oyle; and this is set on fire by the tongue.
You see the latitude and extension of this unruly evil; nor evnraly then the hand. Slaughters, massacres, oppressions are done by the hand: the tongue doth more. Parcit manus absenti, lingua n•mini. The hand spares to hurt the absent, the tongue hurts all. One may avoid ⟨p. 41⟩the sword by running from it; not the tongue, though he run to the Indies. The hand reacheth but a small compass, the tongue goes through the world. If a man wore coat of armour, or mail of brass; yet, Penetrabunt spicula linguae; The darts of the tongue will pierce it.
You see the latitude and extention of this vnruly evill; nor evnraly then the hand. Slaughters, massacres, oppressions are done by the hand: the tongue doth more. Parcit manus absenti, lingua n•mini. The hand spares to hurt the absent, the tongue hurts all. One may avoid ⟨p. 41⟩the sword by runni•g from it; not the tongue, though he runne to the Indies. The hand reacheth but a small compasse, the tongue goes through the world. If a man wore coate of armour, or maile of brasse; yet, Penetrabunt spicula linguae; The darts of the tongue will pierce it.