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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.
Days.
Dayes.
Mans life in this world is called a Day: a short day, a sharp day. Short, for instat vesper: it is not sooner morning, but it is presently night. The Sun of life quickly sets, after it is once risen. Sharpe; for misery is borne with life, brought up with life, and to the good dies with life: to the wicked remains in death. Like Hippocrat• twins, inseparable in their beginning, process, end. So that aged Patriarch to Pharaoh. eMy days have been few and evil, So. Job. fMan is of few days, and many troubles. gAnimal •vi brevissimi, solicit•dinis infinitae. And Paul calls it hthe evil day. It is somewhat to comfort, that though it be sharp, Evil: yet it is but short, a Day. iRedeem the time, for the days are evil. But howsoever Semper mali dies in seculo, yet semper boni dies in Domino: as kAugustine sweetly. Though the world hath always evil days, yet God hath always good days.
Mans life in this world is called a Day: a short day, a sharpe day. Short, for instat vesper: it is not sooner morning, but it is presently night. The Sunne of life quickly sets, after it is once risen. Sharpe; for miserie is borne with life, brought vp with life, and to the good dies with life: to the wicked remaines in death. Like Hippocrat twinnes, inseparable in their beginning, processe, end. So that aged Patriarch to Pharao.