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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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2. Sin, which sensibly brings on present judgments gThou art made whole: sin no more, least a worse thing come unto thee. Sin procured the former, and that was grievous; 38. years bed-rid: Sin is able to draw on a greater punishment; Least a worse thing come unto thee. If I should turn this holy book from one end to the other; if I should search all Fathers, yea all writers whether divine or human; I should evince this conclusion; that Sin hales on Judgement. Pedisequis sceleris supplicium. If there be no fear of impiety, there is no hope of impunity. Our Machiavellian Politicians have a position: that Summa scelera nicipiuntur cum periculo, peraguntur cum praemio: the greatest wickedness is begun with danger, gone through with reward. Let the Philosophers stop their mouths: Scelus aliquis tutum, nemo securum tulit. Some guilty men have been safe, none ever secure.
2. Sinne, which sensibly brings on present iudgments gThou art made whole: sinne no more, least a worse thing come vnto thee. Sinne procured the former, and that was greeuous; 38. yeares bed-rid: Sinne is able to draw on a greater punishment; Least a worse thing come vnto thee. If I should turne this holy booke from one end to the other; if I should search all Fathers, yea all writers whether diuine or humaine; I should euince this conclusion; that Sinne hales on Iudgement. Pedisequis sceleris supplicium. If there be no feare of impietie, there is no hope of impunitie. Our Machiauellian Politicians haue a position: that Summa scelera nicipiuntur cum periculo, peraguntur cum praemio: the greatest wickednes is begun with danger, gone through with reward. Let the Philosophers stop their mouths: Scelus aliquis tutum, nemo securum tulit. Some guiltie men haue beene safe, none euer secure.