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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
LOVES COPY OR The best Precedent of Charity. › UsLOVES COPIE OR The best Precedent of Charitie. › Vs
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.
Thus you have heard Loves Walk, or Race: now then saith Paul; So run that you may obtain. I will end with an Apologue, an Epilogue, a Parable. Charity, and certain other her rivals, or indeed enemies would run a race together. The Prize they all ran for, was Felicity; which was held up at the Gaoles end by a bountiful Lady, called Eternity. The runners were Pride, Prodigality, Envy, Covetousness, Lust, Hypocrisy, and Love. All the rest were either diverse or adverse, neighbours or enemies to Charity. I will, Herald-like, show you their several equipage; how they begin the Race and end it.
Thus you haue heard Loues Walke, or Race: now then sayth Paul; So runne that you may obtaine. I will end with an Apologue, an Epilogue, a Parable. Charitie, and certaine other her riualls, or indeed enemies would runne a race together. The Prize they all ranne for, was Felicitie; which was held vp at the Gaoles end by a bountifull Lady, called Eternitie. The runners were Pride, Prodigalitie, Enuie, Couetousnes, Lust, Hypocrisie, and Loue. All the rest were either diuerse or aduerse, neighbours or enemies to Charitie. I will, Herald-like, shew you their seuerall equipage; how they begin the Race and end it.
1. Pride, you know, must be foremost; and that comes out like a Spaniard, with daring looks and a tongue thundering out braves: mounted on a spritely Jennet named Insolence. His Plumes and Perfumes amaze the beholders eyes and nostrils. He runs as if he would overthrow Giants and Dragons: yea even the great Red-Dragon, if he encountered him: and with his lance burst open heaven gates. But his Jennet stumbles, ⟨p. 160⟩and down comes Pride. You know how wise a king hath read his destiny; Pride will have a fall.
1. Pride, you know, must be formost; and that comes out like a Spanyard, with daring lookes and a tongue thundring out braues: mounted on a spritely Iennet named Insolence. His Plumes and Perfumes amaze the beholders eyes and nosthrils. He runnes as if he would ouerthrow Gyants and Dragons: yea euen the great Red-Dragon, if he encountred him: and with his lance burst open heauen gates. But his Iennet stumbles,