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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
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This is Division; a raging fire: and able, whether it ⟨p. 96⟩take hold of civility or religion, of Burse or Church, to overthrow the common good of both.
This is Diuision; a raging fire: and able, whether it ⟨p. 96⟩take hold of ciuilitie or religion, of Burse or Church, to ouerthrow the common good of both.
For civility, the breaking of relatives, is the ruin of substantives. We stand not of our selves, but upon reference. Want of justice in magistrates, of instruction in governors, of obedience in subjects, of charity in neighbours, destroys the common wealth. Some gather thus much from the fifth Commandment, by good consequence. Honour thy Father and thy Mother, that thy days may be long in the Land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. For if Princes rule well and subjects obey well; if masters command right, and servants do right: if Parents instruct children in the fear of God, and children obey parents in that fear; this happy harmony shall preserve the land. If this relation, and reciprocal duty be neglected, all runs to ruin: and the blessing of long life shall be with-drawn. For it is not fit they should have long life, that rebel against those from whom they had, and by whom they hold their life.
For ciuilitie, the breaking of relatiues, is the ruine of substantiues. We stand not of our selues, but vpon reference. Want of iustice in magistrates, of instruction in gouernours, of obedience in subiects, of charitie in neighbours, destroyes the common wealth. Some gather thus much from the fift Commandement, by good consequence. Honour thy Father and thy Mother, that thy dayes may be long in the Land which the Lord thy God giueth thee. For if Princes rule well and subiects obey well; if masters command right, and seruants doe right: if Parents instruct children in the feare of God, and children obey parents in that feare; this happy harmonie shall preserue the land. If this relation, and reciprocall dutie be neglected, all runs to ruine: and the blessing of long life shall be with-drawne. For it is not fit they should haue long life, that rebell against those from whom they had, and by whom they hold their life.