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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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I cannot omit the Moral of that old Fable. Three children call one man Father, who brought them up. Dying, he bequeaths all his estate only to one of them, as his true natural son; but which that one was, left uncertain. Hereupon every one claims it. The wise Magistrate for speedy decision of so great an ambiguity; causeth the dead father to be set up as a mark; promising the challengers, that which of them could shoot next his heart, should enjoy the Patrimony. The elder shoots, so doth the second, both hit: but when it came to the younger's turn, he utterly refused to shoot: good nature would not let him wound that man dead, that bred and fed him living. Therefore the Judge gave ⟨p. 45⟩all to this son, reputing the former bastards. I he scope of it is plain, but significant. God will never give them the Legacy of Glory, given by his Son Will to children; that like bastards shoot through, and wound his blessed Name. Think of this, ye swearing and cursing tongues
I cannot omit the Morall of that old Fable. Three children call one man Father, who brought them vp. Dying, he bequeaths all his estate only to one of them, as his true naturall sonne; but which that one was, left vncertaine. Heereupon euery one claimes it. The wise Magistrate for speedy decision of so great an ambiguitie; causeth the dead father to be set vp as a marke; promising the chalengers, that which of them could shoot next his heart, should enioy the Patrimony. The elder shootes, so doth the second, both hitte: but when it came to the yongers turne, he vtterly refused to shoot: good nature would not let him wound that man dead, that bred and fed him liuing. Therfore the Iudge gaue ⟨p. 45⟩all to this sonne, reputing the former bastards. I he scope of it is plaine, but significant. God will neuer giue them the Legacie of Glory, giuen by his Sonne Will to children; that like bastards shoot through, and wound his blessed Name. Thinke of this, ye swearing and cursing to•gues