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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.
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, ⟨p. 160⟩and downe comes Pride. You know how wise a king hath read his destinie; Pride will haue a fall.
2. The next is Prodigality; and because he takes himself for the true Charity, he must be second at least. This is a young Gallant, and the horse he rides on, is Luxury. He goes a thundering pace, that you would not think it possible to overtake him: but before he is got a quarter of the way, he is spent, all spent; ready to beg of those, that begged of him.
2. The next is Prodigalitie; and because hee takes himselfe for the true Charitie, hee must be second at least. This is a young Gallant, and the horse he rides on, is Luxurie. Hee goes a thundring pace, that you would not think it possible to ouertake him: but before he is got a quarter of the way, hee is spent, all spent; ready to begge of those, that begd of him.