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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.
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.
3. Envy will be next, a lean meagre thing, full of malicious mettle, but hath almost no flesh. The horse he rides on is Malcontent. He would in his journey first cut some thousand throats, or powder a whole kingdom, blow up a State; and then set on to heaven. But the hangman sets up a Gallows in his way, whereat he runs full butt, and breaks his neck.
3. Enuie will be next, a leane meager thing, full of malicious mettle, but hath almost no flesh. The horse he rides on is Malcontent. He would in his iourney first cut some thousand throates, or powder a whole kingdome, blow vp a State; and then set on to heauen. But the hangman sets vp a Galowse in his way, wherat he runs full butt, and breakes his necke.
4. Then comes sneaking out Covetousness; a hungerstaru'd usurer, that sells wheat, and eats beans: many men are in his debt, and he is most in his own debt: for he never paid his belly and back a quarter of their dues. He rides on a thin hobbling Jade called unconscionableness which for want of a worse stable he lodgeth in his own heart. He promiseth his soul to bring her to heaven: but tarrying to enlarge his barns, he lost opportunity and the prize of salvation: and so fell two bows short; Faith and Repentance.