A01956:1906
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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1. It is in the Thought: the fimaginations are full of poison. Every evil thought is not thus poisonous. There is malum innatum, and inseminatum, saith Bernard. An evil bred in us, and an evil sown in us. Sins, like Weeds, will grow fast enough without sowing: but Qui […], he that gsows to the flesh, shall of the flesh reap corruption: he that shall sow this venomous seed, poisons his soul. hCleanse thy heart from iniquity, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee? Lodge: he doth not speak of transient; but permanent sins. Such as imeditate mischief; study to be naught. Whose imaginations suck poison out of every Object, yea though it be good: as the Spider sucks poison from the sweetest flower.
1. It is in the Thought: the fimaginations are full of poison. Euery euil thought is not thus poisonous. There is malum innatum, and inseminatum, sayth Bernard. An euill bred in vs, and an euill sowne in vs. Sinnes, like Weeds, will grow fast enough without sowing: but Qui 〈…〉, he that gsowes to the flesh, shall of the flesh reape corruption: hee that shall sow this venemous seed, poysons his soule. hClense thy heart from iniquitie, that thou mayest be saued. How long shall thy vaine thoughts lodge within thee? Lodge: he doth not speake of transient; but permanent sinnes. Such as imeditate mischiefe; studie to bee naught. Whose imaginations sucke poyson out of euery Obiect, yea though it bee good: as the Spider suckes poyson from the sweetest flower.