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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
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.
Walk in Love.
Walke in Loue.
He doth not say, talk of it, but walk in it. This precept is for course, not discourse. Love sits at the ⟨p. 132⟩door of many mens lips, but hath no dwelling in the heart. We may say truly of that charity; it is not at nome. A great man had curiously engraven at the gate of his Palace, the image of Bounty, or Hospitality. The needy Travellers with joy spying it, approach thither in hopeful expectation of succour. But still silence or an empty Echo answers all their cries and knocks: for hospitality may stand at the gate, but there is none in the house. One among the rest (his hungry trust thus often abused) resolves to pluck down the Image. With these words; If there be neither meat nor drink in the house, what needs there a Sign? Great Portals in the Country, and coloured Posts in the City, promise the poor Beggar liberal relief; but they are often but Images: Muta & •utila signa; dumb and lame signs: For Charity is not at home: only the shadow without Spe•illectat ina•i gives fair and fruitless hopes.
He doth not say, talke of it, but walke in it. This precept is for course, not discourse. Loue sittes at the ⟨p. 132⟩doore of many mens lips, but hath no dwelling in the heart. We may say truely of that charitie; it is not at nome. A great man had curiously engrauen at the gate of his Pallace, the image of Bountie, or Hospitalitie. The needie Trauellers with ioy spying it, approach thither in hopefull expectation of succour. But still silence or an emptie Eccho answers all their cries and knockes: for hospitality may stand at the gate, but there is none in the house. One among the rest (his hungry trust thus often abused) resolues to plucke downe the Image. With these words; If there be neither meate nor drinke in the house, what needs there a Signe? Great Portals in the Countrey, and coloured Posts in the Cittie, promise the poore Beggar liberall reliefe; but they are often but Images: Muta & utila signa; dumbe and lame signes: For Charitie is not at home: onely the shadow without Speillectat inai giues faire and fruitlesse hopes.