A01956:1914
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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4. From the Tongue this poison runs to the Hands. Anaxagoras thought Man the wisest of all creatures, because he hath hands: he might have thought him the wickedest of all creatures, because he hath hands. No creature doth so much hurt with his teeth or talons, as the wicked man with his poisoned hands. A man doth greatly express himself by his hands. Paul by beckoning his qhand, procured silence. Much is done rMaiestate manus, as the Poet; by Majesty of the hand. The wit seems to manifest it self in the hands: as the Italians say of the Dutchmen, that their wit dwells in their fingers end. The power in the hands. An nescis longas Regibus esse manus? Yeeld the hand a principal instrument; yet corruptio optimi pessima. The evil hand doth not so much manifest mans wittiness, as his wickedness, sThey devise iniquity, and practise it, because it is in the power of the Hand. The poison that was conceived in their thoughts, dilates it self into their hands: cogitant, agitant.
4. From the Tongue this poyson runnes to the Hands. Anaxagoras thought Man the wisest of all creatures, because hee hath hands: he might haue thought him the wickedest of all creatures, because he hath hands. No creature doth so much hurt with his teeth or talons, as the wicked man with his poysoned hands. A man doth greatly expresse himselfe by his hands. Paul by beckoning his qhand, procured silence. Much is done rMaiestate manus, as the Poet; by Maiestie of the hand. The witte seemes to manifest it selfe in the hands: as the Italians say of the Duchmen, that their witte dwells in their fingers end. The power in the hands. An nescis longas Regibus esse manus? Yeeld the hand a principall instrument; yet corruptio optimi pessima. The euill hand doth not so much manifest mans wittinesse, as his wickednes, sThey deuise iniquitie, and practise it, because it is in the power of the Hand. The poyson that was conceiued in their thoughts, dilates it selfe into their hands: cogitant, agitant.