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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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Besides this general lecture, they have all their particular school. cSolomon sends us to the A•t to learn Providence. dIsaiah to the Ox, to learn thankfulness Many beasts do excel Man in many natural things.⟨p. 188⟩ Nos aper auditu praecellit, a•anea tactu, Vulture odoratu, Lynx visu, simia gustu.
Besides this generall lecture, they haue all their particular schoole. cSalomon sends vs to the A•t to learne Prouidence. dEsay to the Oxe, to learne thankfulnesse Many beasts doe excell Man in many naturall things.⟨p. 188⟩ Nos aper auditu praecellit, a•anea tactu, Vultur odoratu, Lynx visu, simia gustu.
The Bore excels us in hearing, the spider in touching, the Vulture in smelling, the Lynx in seeing, the Ape in tasting. Some have observed, that the art of curing the eyes was first taken from the Swallows. The E gles have taught us architecture: we received the light of Phlebotomy from the Hippopotamas. The Egyptian bird Ibis first gave to Physicians knowledge, how to use the Glister. The Spider taught us to Weave. Here the Serpent instructs us in Policy, the Dove in simplicity.