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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
No title page in the transcription: set from the catalogue record.
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.
Such was our kindness to thee, Oh blessed Redeemer when thou offeredst thy self to us, and to the Father for us The best thing in us, yea in the best man of us, had nothing of merit, nothing near it. Our nwages is death; thy gift is life, bona naturae, melior gratiae, optima gloriae. Thou gavest us a good life of nature, thou gavest us a better of grace, thou wilt give us the best of glory. Whether it be pro via, or pro vita, for the way or the end, it is thy gratuitall goodness, who hast promised of thy mercy, both donaere bonatua & condonare mala nostra, both to give us thy good things, and to forgive us our evil things, We had misery from our parents, and have been parents of our own greater misery, oMiseri miserum in hanc lucis miseriam […] : Miserable parents have brought forth a miserable offspring into the misery of this world. And for our selves, even when we were young in years, we had an […] about us,3 Tantillus p•er, tantus pec••tor. A little child a great sinner.4 Sic generant pater […] regenera••nt p•ter ca•sstis, So wretched our generation left us, so blessed our regeneration hath mad us. So beggarly were we, till Christ enriched us.
Such was our kindenesse to thee, Oh blessed Redeemer when thou offeredst thy selfe to vs, and to the Father for vs The best thing in vs, yea in the best man of vs, had nothing of merite, nothing neere it. Our nwages is death; thy gift is life, bona naturae, melior gratiae, optima gloriae. Thou gauest vs a good life of nature, thou gauest vs a better of grace, thou wilt giue vs the best of glory. Whether it bee pro via, or pro vita, for the way or the end, it is thy gratuitall goodnesse, who hast promised of thy mercy, both donaere bonatua & condonare mala nostra, both to giue vs thy good things, and to forgiue vs our euill things, Wee had miserie from our parents, and haue beene parents of our owne greater misery,