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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.
We have anatomized the Fool, let us behold his Sport. He maketh a mock at sin.
We haue anatomized the Foole, let vs behold his Sport. He maketh a mocke at sinne.
The Fathers call this Infimum gradum, and Limen inferni; the lowest degree of sin, and the very threshold of hell. It is Sedes pestilentiae, the Scorners chair. 1Psal. 1. wherein the ungodly sits, blaspheming God and all goodness. Nemo fit repent pessimus. No man becomes worst at first. This is no sudden evil. Men are borne sinful, they make themselves profane. Through many degrees they climb to that height of impiety. This is an extreme progress, and almost the journeys end of wickedness: Improbo laetari affectu. Thus Abner calls fighting a sport. eLet the young men arise, and play before us. fThey glory in their shame, saith the Apostle; as if a condemned malefactor should boast of his halter. Fools make a mock at sin.
The Fathers call this Infimum gradum, and Limen inferni; the lowest degree of sinne, and the very threshold of hell. It is Sedes pestilentiae, the Scorners chaire. 1Psal. 1. wherein the vngodly sittes, blaspheming God and all goodnesse. Nemo fit repente pessimus. No man becomes worst at first. This is no suddaine euill. Men are borne sinnefull, they make themselues prophane. Through many degrees they climbe to that height of impietie. This is an extreame progresse, and almost the iourneys end of wickednesse: Improbo laetari affectu. Thus Abner cals fighting a sport.