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Englands sickness, comparatively conferred with Israels Divided into two sermons, by ThoEnglands sicknes, comparatively conferred with Israels Diuided into two sermons, by Tho
Englands sickness, comparatively conferred with Israels Divided into two sermons, by Tho: Adams.Englands sicknes, comparatively conferred with Israels Diuided into two sermons, by Tho: Adams.
London: printed by E for John Budge, 1615London: printed by E for Iohn Budge, 1615
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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.
Si quid in his possem, facerem sterilescere matrem; as one of their own said. It were well, if either the children would forsake their kind or the mother become barren: Yet must these men be Saints, and stand named with red letters, in the Popes Calendar; red indeed, so dyed with the Martyred blood of Gods servants.
Si quid in his possem, facerem sterilescere matrem; as one of their owne said. It were well, if either the children would forsake their kind or the mother become barren: Yet must these men be Saints, and stand named with red letters, in the Popes Calendar; red indeed, so dyed with the Martyr'd bloud of Gods seruants.
But I am not delighted to stand upon comparisons, if their exclamations had not put me to them, that like blown Pharisees, they cry out with ostentation of sanctity, lGod, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, or as this Publican, What age, people, Church were ever yet so holy, that the Preachers found no cause of reproof, of complaint against it? Chrysostom speaketh of his times: mChristians now are become like Pagans or worse: Yet who will say that the Religion of Pagans was better then the Christians. The Priest and Levite had no mercy, the Samaritan had: yet their Religion was the true, and not the Samaritans. If some Papists amongst us (and those very few) live in more formal and moral honesty; et this commendeth not their whole Church. They are now in the time of their persecution as they take it, (though their prosperity and numbers evince the contrary) we are in our peace, and who knows not that, an easy occasion of wantonness.
But I am not delighted to stand vpon comparisons, if their exclamations had not put me to them, that like blown Pharisies, they cry out with ostentation of sanctity, lGod, I thanke thee, that I am not as other men are, or as this Publican, What age, people, Church were euer yet so holy, that the Preachers found no cause of reproofe, of complaint against it? Chrysostome speaketh of his times: