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The happiness of the church, or, A description of those spiritual prerogatives wherewith Christ…The happines of the church, or, A description of those spirituall prerogatiues vvherewith Christ…
The happiness of the church, or, A description of those spiritual prerogatives wherewith Christ hath endowed her considered in some contemplations upon part of the 12. chapter of the Hebrews : together with certain other meditations and discourses upon other portions of Holy Scriptures, the titles whereof immediately precede the book : being the sum of diverse sermons preached in S. Gregory's London / by Thomas Adams ...The happines of the church, or, A description of those spirituall prerogatiues vvherewith Christ hath endowed her considered in some contemplations vpon part of the 12. chapter of the Hebrewes : together with certain other meditations and discourses vpon other portions of Holy Scriptures, the titles wherof immediately precede the booke : being the summe of diuerse sermons preached in S. Gregories London / by Thomas Adams ...
London: printed by G.P. for John Grismand, 1619London: printed by G.P. for Iohn Grismand, 1619
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.
THE FOOL And His Sport.
THE FOOLE And His Sport.
PROV. 14. 9. Fools make a mock at sin.
PROV. 14. 9. Fooles make a mocke at sinne.
THE Proverbs of Solomon are so many select aphorisms, or divinely moral Says, without any mutual dependence one upon another. Therefore to study a coherence, were to force a marriage between unwilling parties. The words read spend themselves on a description of two things: the Fool, and his Sport. The Fool is the wicked man: his Sport, pastime, or babble is Sin. Mocking is the medium or connection, that brings together the Fool and Sin: thus he makes himself merry; they meet in mocking. The fool makes a mock at sin.
THE Prouerbes of Salomon are so many select aphorismes, or diuinely morall Sayes, without any mutuall dependance one vpon another. Therefore to studie a coherence, were to force a marriage betweene vnwilling parties. The words read spend themselues on a description of two things: the Foole, and his Sport. The Foole is the wicked man: his Sport, pastime, or babble is Sinne. Mocking is the medium or connexion, that brings together the Foole and Sinne: thus he makes himselfe merry; they meete in mocking. The foole makes a mocke at sinne.