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An abridgement of the whole body of divinity extracted from the learned works of…
An abridgement of the whole body of divinity extracted from the learned works of that ever-famous and reverend divine, Mr. William Perkins / by Tho. Nicols.
London: printed by W.B. for Will. Hope, 1654
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
And that—— —For these causes.
1. Because quips, or jests are like the stings of Scorpions, Serpents, and Locusts; For by this means the Devil stingeth those that are jested upon, girding them with these offences; and nettleth, or tickleth those with pleasure, which take delight in the hearing of them; And this is his way by which he doth charm, and insensibly sting them also, even as he doth the other to their trouble.
1. Because quips, or jests are like the stings of Scorpions, Serpents, and Locusts; For by this means the Devil stingeth those that are jested upon, girding them with these offences; and netleth, or tickleth those with pleasure, which take delight in the hearing of them; And this is his way by which he doth charm, and insensibly sting them also, even as he doth the other to their trouble.
2. Because a Christians Godliness and Gravity can not stand, or agree with such behaviour.
And if any object here, that Salt and Tart speeches have been used in Scripture,