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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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2. Full of deadly poison.
2. Full of deadly poyson.
Poison is hominy i•imicum, loathsomely contrary to mans nature: but there is a poison not mortal; the venom whereof may be expelled; this is deadly poison. Yet if there was but a little of this resident in the wicked tongue, the danger were less; nay, it is full of it; full of deadly poison.
POison is h•omini i•imicum, loathsomely contrary to mans nature: but there is a poison not mortall; the venime whereof may bee expelled; this is deadly poyson. Yet if there was but a little of this resident in the wicked tongue, the danger were lesse; nay, it is full of it; full of deadly poyson.
Tell a blasphemer this, that he vomits hell fire, and carries deadly poison in his mouth; and he will laugh at thee. Beloved, we preach not this of our own heads; we have our infallible warrant:1 God speaks it. The poison of Asps is under their lips, saith the Psalmist. It is a loathsome thing, to carry poison in ones mouth: we would fly that serpent, yet willingly converse with that man. A strangely hated thing in a beast, yet customable in many mens tongues. Whom poison they? First, Themselves; they have speckled souls. Secondly, They sputte their venom aboad, and bespurtle others: no beast can cast his poison so far. Thirdly, Yea, they would (and no thanks to them that they can not) poison Gods most sacred and feared name. Let us