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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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As much might be said for Honour. It is the Lord that advanceth. mThose that honour me, I will honour saith God. It is God, saith Job, that putteth on the kings girdle that fasteneth his honour about him. Promotion cometh neither from the East, nor from the West: nor from North, nor South: but only from the Lord. Hence it follows that Great men may be good men: yea hence it should follow, that great men ought to be good men.
As much might be sayd for Honour. It is the Lord that aduanceth. mThose that honour me, I will honour sayth God. It is God, sayth Iob, that putteth on the kings girdle that fastneth his honour about him. Promotion commeth neither from the East, nor from the West: nor from North, nor South: but onely from the Lord. Hence it followes that Great men may be good men: yea hence it should follow, that great men ought to be good men.
They may be good. Christ had his faithful followers even in Caesars family. nBernard indeed complained, that the Court is wont to receive good men, but to make them bad men. Bonos facilius recipere, quam facere: and Plures illic defecisse bonos, quam profecisse malos. The Court doth sooner take good men, then make good men. There moe good are perverted to evil, them evil converted to good. Yet in the Court of Pharaoh was a good Joseph: in the Court of Darius a good Daniel in the Court of Ahashuerosh a good Mordecai. Neither is it ever true that, Quò quis corruptior moribus, & corrumpentior muneribus; the more a man is corrupt with vices, and corrupting with bribes, so much the more set by. The Pharisees objection is sometimes false.