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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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2. The next Policy in Serpents is to stop their •ares against the noise of the charmers. This is one of the ⟨p. 191⟩similitudes which the Psalmist gives between the wicked and Serpents. mTheir poison is like the poison of a Serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth hor •are. Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so Wisely. This charming as they write, was invented in the Eastern countries, where they were pestered with abundance of serpents. Which music the Serpent hearing, wisely distrusting his own strength▪ thinks it the surest course to stop his •ares. This he doth by couching one •are close to the ground and covering the other with his voluminous tail.
2. The next Policie in Serpents is to stop their •ares against the noyse of the charmers. This is one of the ⟨p. 191⟩similitudes which the Psalmist giues betweene the wicked and Serpents. mTheir poison is like the poison of a Serpent: they are like the deafe adder that stoppeth hor •are. Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so Wisely. This charming as they write, was invented in the Easterne countreyes, where they were pesterd with abundance of serpents. Which musicke the Serpent hearing, wisely distrusting his owne strength▪ thinkes it the surest course to stop his •ares. This he doth by couching one •are close to the ground and covering the other with his voluminous tayle.