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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
The second Sermon. › Our selves.The second Sermon. › Our selues.
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3. Forget not your original, ye whose brows the wreathes of honour have (above hopes) engirt. ⟨p. 275⟩If the Lord hath mraised you out of the dust: and lifted you up out of the dunghill: and set you among the Princes of the people; yet forget not your Fathers house, nor the place of your beginning. Miseranda oblivio originis non meminisse. He never truly understands what he is, that forgets what he hath been. Solomons observation is often true; nFolly is set in great dignity: Albeit this be not the right Ubi; Folly in excellency. Now these excellent fools soone forget, de quo surrectio detur; From how low estate they are risen. They consider not how glad their Carcasses would once have been of a warm covering; that are now richer then Lilies, more gorgeous then May: scarce oSolomon in all his glory was arrayed like one of these. They consider not, that need once made them trudge through the Mire, even many tedious journeys; that climb by unjust Riches to that dignity, as in their Caroches to be whirled through the popular streets.
3. Forget not your originall, ye whose browes the wreathes of honour haue (aboue hopes) engirt. ⟨p. 275⟩If the Lord hath mraised you out of the dust: and lifted you vp out of the dunghill: and set you among the Princes of the people; yet forget not your Fathers house, nor the place of your beginning. Miseranda obliuio originis non meminisse. He neuer truely vnderstands what hee is, that forgets what hee hath beene. Salomons obseruation is often true; nFollie is set in great dignitie: Albeit this bee not the right Vbi; Follie in excellencie. Now these excellent fooles soone forget, de quo surrectio detur; From howe low estate they are risen. They consider not how glad their Carkases would once haue beene of a warme couering; that are now richer then Lilies, more gorgeous then May: scarce