A01956:1901
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 an epidemical corruption, dispersing the venom over all parts of body and soul. It poisons the heart with falsehood, the head with lightness, the eyes with adultery, the tongue with blasphemy, the hands with oppression, the whole body with intemperance. ⟨p. 310⟩It Poisons beauty with wantonness, strength with violence, wit with wilfulness, learning with dissension, devotion with superstition, religion with treason. If they be greater gifts, it poisons them with pride; putting Cantharides into the oil-pot. If meaner, it poisons them with hypocrisy, putting Colocinthis into the porridge-pot. And where the Cantharides of Pride, or Coloquintida of hypocrisy are, there is venenum & exitium; Poison and death. This poison, faster then a Gangrene, runs from joint to joint; as an enemy takes Fort after Fort, till he hath won the whole Country.
It is an epidemicall corruption, dispersing the venime ouer all parts of bodie and soule. It poysons the heart with falshood, the head with lightnesse, the eyes with adulterie, the tongue with blasphemie, the hands with oppression, the whole bodie with intemperance. ⟨p. 310⟩It Poysons beautie with wantonesse, strength with violence, witte with wilfulnesse, learning with dissension, deuotion with superstition, religion with treason. If they be greater gifts, it poysons them with pride; putting Cantharides into the oile-pot. If meaner, it poysons them with hypocrisie, putting Colocinthis into the porredge-pot. And where the Cantharides of Pride, or Coloquintida of hypocrisie are, there is venenum & exitium; Poyson and death. This poyson, faster then a Gangrene, runnes from ioynt to ioynt; as an enemie takes Fort after Fort, till he hath wonne the whole Countrey.