A01956:1917
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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And in all this observe the effect of this Poison in themselves. For it doth not only annoy others, but ⟨p. 315⟩mostly destroy themselves. And herein their poison is not only Tale and Tantum, such and so much as that of Serpents: but Plus & Perniciosius, more, and more dangerous. Seneca sayes, Venenum quod serpentes in alienam perniciem proferunt, sine sua continent. The poison which serpents cast out to the damage of others, they retain without their own prejudice. But the poison of the wicked, dumb alios inficit, seipsos interficit; Whilst it infects others, kills themselves. dHis own iniquities shall take the wicked himself. Their own wickedness, like poison, hath in themselves these three direful effects.
And in all this obserue the effect of this Poyson in themselues. For it doth not onely annoy others, but ⟨p. 315⟩mostly destroy themselues. And herein their poyson is not onely Tale and Tantum, such and so much as that of Serpents: but Plus & Perniciosius, more, and more dangerous. Seneca sayes, Venenum quod serpentes in alienam perniciem proferunt, sine sua continent. The poyson which serpents cast out to the domage of others, they retaine without their owne periudice. But the poyson of the wicked, dum alios inficit, seipsos interficit; Whilest it infects others, kills themselues. dHis owne iniquities shall take the wicked himselfe. Their owne wickednesse, like poyson, hath in themselues these three direfull effects.
It makes them Swell. Swill. Burst.