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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.
Not in your selves; conjure not your wit into the circle of your own secret profit. We account the simple Fools, God accounts the crafty Fools. He that thinks himself wise, is a Fool ipso facto. It was a modest speech that fell from the Philosopher. kSi quando fatuo delectari volo, non est mihi longè quaerendus; me video. Therefore Christ pronounced his Woes to the Pharisees; his doctrines to the people. The first entry to wisdom, is Scire quod nescias: to know thy ignorance. Sobriety is the measure for knowledge, as the Gomer was for Manna, Curiosity is the rennet, that turns our milk into curds.
Not in your selues; coniure not your witte into the circle of your owne secret profit. Wee account the simple Fooles, God accounts the crafty Fooles. He that thinkes himselfe wise, is a Foole ipso facto. It was a modest speech that fell from the Philosopher. kSi quando fatuo delectari volo, non est mihi longè quaerendus; me video. Therfore Christ pronounced his Woes to the Pharises; his doctrines to the people. The first entrie to wisedome, is Scire quod nescias: to know thy ignorance. Sobrietie is the measure for knowledge, as the Gomer was for Manna, Curiositie is the rennet, that turnes our milke into curds.
- kSen. ep. 13.
Not to your selves; lLet thy fountains be dispersed abroad, saith the wisest king: communicate thy knowledge. Math. 5. Christians must be like lights, that wast 2themselves for the good of those in Gods house. Scire tuum nihil est, nisi te scire hoc sciat alter. He that will be wise only to himself, takes the ready way to turne foole. Non licet habere privatam, ne privemur eâ. The closer we keep our knowledge, the likelier we are to loose it. Standing water soon puddles; the gifts of the mind, if they be not employed, will be impaired. Every wicked man is a fool by comparing their properties.