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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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It is evil, and doth much harm; it is unruly, and doth sudden harm. You will say, many wicked men have often very silent tongues. True, they know their times and places, when and where to seem mute. But Jeremiah compounds the wisdom and folly of the Jews: That they were wise to do evil, 1but to do good they had no understanding. So I may say of these, they have tongue enough to speak evil, but are dumb when they should speak well.
It is evill, and doth much harme; it is vnruly, and doth sudden harme. You will say, many wicked men haue often very silent tongues. True, they know their times and places, when and where to seeme mute. But Ieremy compounds the wisedome and folly of the Iewes: That they were wise to do evill, 1but to do good they had no vnderstanding. So I may say of these, they haue tongue enough to speake euill, but are dumbe when they should speake well.
Our Saviour in the days of his flesh on earth,1 was often troubled with dumb Devils: but now he is as much troubled with roaring Devils. With the fawning Sycophant, a prattling Devil. With the malicious slanderer, a brawling Devil. With the unquiet peace-hater, a scolding Devil. With the avarous and ill-conscious Lawyer, a wrangling Devil. With the factious Schismatic, a gaping Devil. With the swaggering ruffian, a roaring Devil. All whom Christ by his ministers doth conjure, as he once did that crying Devil; Hold thy peace, and come out. These are silent enough to praise God, but loud as the Cataracts of Nilus to applaud vanity.