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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.
1. It is a Fools property Futuranon prospicere, to have no foresight of future things. So he may have from hand to mouth, he sings care-away. So the grasshopper sings in harvest when the Ant labours: and begs ⟨p. 74⟩at Christmas when the Ant sings. The wicked takes as little care what shall become of his soul, as the natural fool what shall become of his body. Modo Potiar, saith the Epicure: Let me have pleasure now; mIt is better to a living dog then to a dead Lyon. They do not in fair weather repair their house against storms: nor in time of peace provide spiritual armour against the day of war. They watch not; therefore the day of the Lord shall come upon them as a thief in the night, and spoil them of all their pleasures. The main business of their soul is not thought of; nor dream they of an Audite, till they be called by death away to their reckoning.
1. It is a Fooles propertie Futuranon prospicere, to haue no foresight of future things. So hee may haue from hand to mouth, he sings care-away. So the grashopper sings in haruest when the Ant labours: and begges ⟨p. 74⟩at Christmasse when the Ant sings. The wicked takes as litle care what shall become of his soule, as the naturall foole what shall become of his body. Modo Potiar, sayth the Epicure: Let me haue pleasure now; mIt is better to a liuing dogge then to a dead Lyon. They doe not in faire weather repaire their house against stormes: nor in time of peace prouide spirituall armour against the day of warre. They watch not; therefore the day of the Lord shall come vpon them as a theefe in the night, and spoyle them of all their pleasures. The maine busines of their soule is not thought of; nor dreame they of an Audite, till they be called by death away to their reckoning.