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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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4. In humility: those glorious spirits stoop to do us service, let us not think it bad or base to serve one another in love. No one man can so far exceed another, as the Angels excel the best men: do they abase themselves to our succour, and shall we in a foolish pride scorn our brethren? The haughty piece looks on the ⟨p. 51⟩poor betwixt scorn and anger; Touch me not, I am of purer mould: yet Mors dominos seruis; blended together in the forgotten grave, none makes the finer dust: we cannot say, such a Ladies rottenness smells sweeter then such a beggars. Come down thou proud spirit, deny not succour to thy distressed brother, lest God deny his high Angels to succour thee. Thus for imitation, now for application, learn we other uses.
4. In humility: those glorious spirits stoope to do vs seruice, let vs not thinke it bad or base to serue one another in loue. No one man can so farre exceede another, as the Angels excell the best men: doe they abase themselues to our succour, and shall we in a foolish pride soorne our brethren? The haughty peece lookes on the ⟨p. 51⟩poore betwixt scorne and anger; Touch mee not, I am of purer mould: yet Mors dominos seruis; blended together in the forgotten graue, none makes the finer dust: we cannot say, such a Ladies rottennesse smells sweeter then such a beggers. Come downe thou proud spirit, deny not succour to thy distressed brother, lest God deny his high Angels to succour thee. Thus for imitation, now for application, learne we other vses.
1. This is terror to the wicked, who contemn and condemn the righteous. rDespise not these little ones, for their Angels are with my Father in heaven. Beware you that scoff at poor Innocents, their Angels may plague you. They for their parts may be content to put up abuses, and to forgive injuries: but their Angels may take vengeance.