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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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It is easy for that man to be rich, that will make his conscience poor. He that will defraud, forswore, bribe, oppress, serve the time, use, abuse all men, all things, swallow any wickedness; cannot escape riches. Whereas he, whose conscience will not admit of ⟨p. 257⟩advancing or advantaging himself by indirect means, sits down with contented Poverty. But Bonus non cito e•sit dives: a good man seldom becomes rich on the sudden. Wealth comes not easily, not quickly to the honest door. Neither let us envy the gravel, that sticks in the throat of injustice. For he that will swallow the bait, which hangs on the Line of another mans estate, shall be choked with it. Of riches let us never desire more, then an honest man may well bear away. Mallem me miserum sanctum quàm prosperum peccatorem. I had rather be a miserable Saint, then a prosperous sinner. When the raising of thy roof, is the razing of another's foundation. rThe stones shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it. Thus •on accipimus data, sed arripimus prohibita: we take not things with a beggars hand, but with a Tyrants: they are not Gods gifts, but our felonies.
It is easie for that man to be rich, that will make his conscience poore. He that will defraud, forsware, bribe, oppresse, serue the time, vse, abuse all men, all things, swallow any wickednesse; cannot escape riches. Whereas he, whose conscience will not admit of ⟨p. 257⟩aduancing or aduantaging himselfe by indirect means, sits downe with contented Pouertie. But Bonus non cito e•sit diues: a good man seldome becomes rich on the suddaine. Wealth comes not easily, not quickly to the honest dore. Neither let vs enuie the grauell, that stickes in the throate of iniustice. For hee that will swallow the baite, which hangs on the Line of another mans estate, shall be choaked with it. Of riches let vs neuer desire more, then an honest man may well beare away. Mallem me miserum sanctum quàm prosperum peccatorem. I had rather be a miserable Saint, then a prosperous sinner. When the raising of thy roofe, is the rasing of anothers foundation.