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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.
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3. The Haughty fool is the ambitious: who is ever climbing high Towers, and never forecasteth how to come down. Up he will, though he fall down headlong. He is weary of peace in the Country, and therefore comes to seek trouble at Court: where he haunts great men, as his great spirit haunts him. When he receives many disappointments, he flatters himself still with success. His own fancy persuades him, as men do fools, to shoot away another arrow, thereby to find the first: so he looseth both. And lastly, because his pride will admit of no other punisher, he becomes his own torment: and having at first lost his honesty, he will now also loose his wits; so truly becomes a fool.
3. The Haughtie foole is the ambitious: who is euer climbing high Towers, and neuer forecasteth how to come downe. Vp he will, though he fall downe headlong. He is wearie of peace in the Countrey, and therefore comes to seeke trouble at Court: where hee haunts great men, as his great spirit haunts him. When he receiues many disappoyntments, he flatters himselfe still with successe. His owne fancie perswades him, as men doe fooles, to shoot away another arrow, thereby to find the first: so he looseth both. And lastly, because his pride will admit of no other punisher, he becomes his owne torment: and hauing at first lost his honestie, he will now also loose his wittes; so truely becomes a foole.
4. The Naughty fool is the Covetous. This is the Folly that Solomon saw under the Sun. You heard before of a merry fool; but the very fool of all is the avarous: for he will loose his friends, starve his body, damn his soul, and have no pleasure for it. So saith the Prophet. dHe shall leave his riches in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a Fool. He wastes himself, to keep his goods from wast: he eats the worst meat, and keeps his stomach ever chiding. He longs like a fool, for every thing he sees; and at last may habere quod voluit, non quod vult: have what he desired, never what he desires. He fears not the day of judgment; except for preventing the date of some great oblgatio. You would think it were petty treason to call a rich man