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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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Whilst usury can sit in furs; ambition look down from his lofty turrets: lust imagine heaven in her soft embracings; Epicurism study dishes and eat them: pride study fashions & wear them: the down-trodden poor, exposed to the bleak air, afflicted, famished, are not thought on. So easily are many that begun in love, put by riches out of the way: and made to forbear Walking in Charity, even by that which should enable their steps. Thus avarice breeds with wealth, as they speak of toads that have been found in the midst of great stones. Though the man of mean estate, whose own want instructs his heart to commiserate others, say thus with himself; If I had more goods, I would do more good: yet experience justifies this point, that many have changed their minds with their means: and the ⟨p. 136⟩state of their purse hath forspoken the state of their conscience. So they have dbegun in the charity of the Spirit, and ended in the cares of the Flesh.
Whilst vsurie can sit in furres; ambition looke downe from his loftie turrets: lust imagine heauen in her soft embracings; Epicurisme studie dishes and eate them: pride studie fashions & weare them: the downe-troden poore, exposed to the bleakeayre, afflicted, famished, are not thought on. So easily are many that begun in loue, put by riches out of the way: and made to forbeare Walking in Charitie, euen by that which should enable their steps. Thus auarice breeds with wealth, as they speake of toads that haue beene found in the midst of great stones. Though the man of meane estate, whose owne want instructs his heart to commiserate others, say thus with himselfe; If I had more goods, I would do more good: yet experience iustifies this point, that many haue changed their minds with their meanes: and the ⟨p. 136⟩state of their purse hath forspoken the state of their conscience. So they haue dbegunne in the charitie of the Spirit, and ended in the cares of the Flesh.