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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
THE FOOL And His Sport. › Fools.THE FOOLE And His Sport. › Fooles.
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.
A man may be a Fool two ways; by knowing too Little Much.
A man may be a Foole two wayes; by knowing too Little Much.
1. By knowing too little; when he knoweth not those things, whereof he cannot be ignorant, and do well. eI determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified. But every man saith he knows Christ. If men knew Christ his love in dying for them, they would love him above all things: how do they know him, that love their money above him? Nemo verè novit Christum, qui non verè amat Christum. No man knows Christ truly, that loves him not sincerely. If men knew Christ, that he should be Judge of quick and dead, durst they live so lewdly. Non novit Christum, qui non odit peccatum. He never knew Christ, that doth not hate iniquity. Some attribute too much to themselves, as if they would have a share with Christ in their own saluation. Nesciunt & Christum & seipsos: they are ignorant of both Christ and themselves. Others lay too much on Christ, all the burden of their sins, which they can with all possible voracity swallow down, and blasphemy vomit up again upon him. But they know not Christ, who thus seek to divide Aquam a sanguine, his blood from his water; and they shall fail of justification in heaven, that refuse sanctification upon earth.
1. By knowing too little; when hee knoweth not those things, whereof he cannot be ignorant, and doe well. eI determined not to know any thing among you, saue Iesus Christ, and him crucified. But euery man sayth hee knowes Christ. If men knew Christ his loue in dying for them, they would loue him aboue all thinges: how doe they know him, that loue their money aboue him? Nemo verè nouit Christum, qui non verè amat Christum. No man knowes Christ truely, that loues him not syncerely. If men knew Christ, that he should be Iudge of quicke and dead, durst they liue so lewdly. Non nouit Christum, qui non odit peccatum. Hee neuer knew Christ, that doth not hate iniquitie. Some attribute too much to themselues, as if they would haue a share with Christ in their owne saluation. Nesciunt & Christum & seipsos: they are ignorant of both Christ and themselues. Others lay too much on Christ, all the burden of their sinnes, which they can with all possible voracitie swallow downe, and blasphemie vomite vp againe vpon him. But they know not Christ, who thus seeke to diuide Aquam a sanguine, his bloud from his water; and they shall faile of iustification in heauen, that refuse sanctification vpon earth.