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,…

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.² David saith of himself, Psalm 32. that when he held his peace, yet he roared all the day long. Strange! be silent, and yet roar too, at once? Gregory answers; h•e that daily commits new sins, and doth not penitently confess his old, roars much, yet holds his tongue. The Father pricked the pleurisy-vain of our times. For we have many roarers, but dumb roarers: though they can make a hellish noise in a Tavern, and swear down the Devil himself; yet to ⟨p. 42⟩praise God, they are as mute as fishes.

Our Sauiour in the dayes of his flesh on earth,¹ was often troubled with dumbe Deuils: but now he is as much troubled with roaring Deuils. With the fawning Sycophant, a pratling Deuill. With the malicious slaunderer, a brawling Deuill. With the vnquiet peace-hater, a scolding Deuill. With the auarous and ill-conscious Lawyer, a wrangling Deuill. With the factious Schismaticke, a gaping Deuill. With the swaggering ruffian, a roaring Deuill. All whom Christ by his ministers doth coniure, as he once did that crying Deuill; Hold thy peace, and come out. These are silent enough to praise God, but lowd as the Cataracts of Nilus to applaud vanitie.² Dauid sayth of himselfe,