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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
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.
I know there be some, that care not what be said against eating, so you meddle not with their drink. Who cry ou• like that German, at a great Tournament at Court, when all the spec•ors were pleased: Valeant L•di […]: farewell that sport, where there is no drinking. I will say no more to them; but that the Serpents he•d keeps the upper hand of the waters, but d•nke g•ts the upper hand of their heads. How […] is this: Sobrij serpents, […] homines! Sober serpents, and drunken men. The Serpent is here brought to teach v• wisdom: and to be sober, is to be wise. The Philosopher so derives wisdom in his Ethic's. [Greek or Hebrew] •st quasi [Greek or Hebrew]. Or as another, quia [Greek or Hebrew].
I know therebe some, that care not what be sayd against eating, so you meddle not with their drinke. Who cry ou• like that German, at a great Tourneament at Court, when al the spec•ors were pleased: Valeant L•di 〈…〉: farewell that sport, where there is no drinking. I will say no more to them; but that the Serpents he•d keepes the vpper hand of the waters, but d•nke g•ts the vpper hand of their heads. How 〈…〉 is this: Sobrij serpentes, 〈…〉 homines! Sober serpents, and drunken men. The Serpent is here brought to t•ch v• wisedome: and to bee sober, is to be wise. The Philosoph•r so deriues wisedome in his Ethick's. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 st quasi . Or as another, quia .