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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. Not to follow a multitude in evil. In civill actions it is good to do as the most; in religious, to do as the best. It shall be but poor comfort in hell, Socios habuisse doloris. Thou pleadest to the Judge; I have done as others: the Judge answers; And thou shalt speed as others.
1. Not to follow a multitude in euill. In ciuill actions it is good to doe as the most; in religious, to doe as the best. It shall be but poore comfort in hell, Socios habuisse doloris. Thou pleadest to the Iudge; I haue done as others: the Iudge answeres; And thou shalt speed as others.
2. To bless God, that we are none of the many: as much for our Grace, whereby we differ from the fools of the world; as for our Reason, whereby we differ from the fools of nature.
2. To blesse God, that we are none of the many: as much for our Grace, whereby we differ from the fooles of the world; as for our Reason, whereby wee differ from the fooles of nature.
Now as these fools are many, so of many kinds. There is the Sad fool, and the Glad fool: the Haughty fool, and the Naughty fool.
Now as these fooles are many, so of many kindes. There is the Sad foole, and the Glad foole: the Haughtie foole, and the Naughtie foole.