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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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Philip was wont to say, that an ass laden with Gold, would enter the gates of any city: but the golden lode of bribes and extortions shall bar a man out of the City of God. All that is so gotten, is like quick silver; it will be running. If the Father leave all to his son, yet the son will leave nothing for his son, perhaps nothing for himself: never resting till. Quodcumque profunda Traxit avaritia, Luxu peiore refundat.1
Philip was wont to say, that an asse laden with Gold, would enter the gates of any citie: but the golden lode of bribes and extortions shall barre a man out of the Citie of God. All that is so gotten, is like quick siluer; it will bee running. If the Father leaue all to his son, yet the sonne will leaue nothing for his sonne, perhaps nothing for himselfe: neuer resting till. Quodcumque profunda Traxit auaritia, Luxu peiore refundat.1
- 1Claudian.
Until he hath thrown abroad all with a fork, which his father got together with a rake aThe lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravine. But I will be against thee, saith the Lord: and the sword shall devour thy young Lyons. The father plays the Lyon for his whelps, oppresseth and consumeth the poor: but his young Lyons, which he so provides for, shall be destroyed. Non habet eventus sordida praeda bonos.2
Vntill he hath throwne abroad all with a forke, which his father got together with a rake aThe lion did teare in pieces enough for his whelpes, and filled his holes with prey, and his denns with rauine. But I will bee against thee, sayth the Lord: and the sword shall deuour thy young Lyons. The father playes the Lyon for his whelps, oppresseth and consumeth the poore: but his young Lyons, which he so prouides for, shall be destroyed. Non habet euentus sordida praeda bonos.