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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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Others of them find fault with Riches, whereof they have great store; but would that none should covet it beside themselves. So the cozening Epicure made all his fellow guests believe, that the banquet was poisoned; that all they refusing, he might glut himself alone. These often cheat themselves, and work their own bane: whiles they so beat off others from the world, and wrap themselves up in it to their confusion. The fox in the fable, with diverse other beasts, found a rich booty of costly robes and jewels. He persuades the Lyon that he needs not trouble himself with them, because he is king, and may command all at his pleasure. He tells the Stag, that if he should put them on, they would so molest him that he could not escape the huntsmen. For the Boar, he says they would evil favouredly become him: and the wolf he shuffles off with the false news of a fold of Lambs hard by, which would do him more good. So all gone he begins to put on the robes himself, and to rejoice in his lucky fraud. But instantly came the owners, and surprised him: who had so puzzled himself in these habiliments, that he could not by flight escape: so they took him, and hanged him up.
Others of them find fault with Riches, whereof they haue great store; but would that none should couet it beside themselues. So the cosening Epicure made all his fellow guests beleeue, that the banket was poysoned; that all they refusing, hee might glut himselfe alone. These often cheate themselues, and worke their owne bane: whiles they so beat off others from the world, and wrappe themselues vp in it to their confusion. The foxe in the fable, with diuerse other beasts, found a rich bootie of costly robes and iewels. Hee perswades the Lyon that he needs not trouble himselfe with them, because he is king, and may command all at his pleasure. He tells the Stagge, that if he should put them on, they would so molest him that hee could not escape the huntsmen. For the Boare, hee sayes they would euill fauouredly become him: and the wolfe he shuffles off with the false newes of a fold of Lambes hard by, which would doe him more good. So all gone he begins to put on the robes himselfe, and to reioyce in his lucky fraud. But instantly came the owners, and surprised him: who had so pus•led himselfe in these habiliments, that hee could not by flight escape: so they tooke him, and hanged him vp.