A01956:1924
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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Their Poison breaks forth in the injuries of all about them. They spare neither foreigner nor neighbour. ⟨p. 317⟩There be little snakes in Babylon, that bite only foreigners, and not inhabitants. Pliny writes of Scorpions in the hill Caria, that when they sting, only wound the natural borne people of the Country; but extraneos leviter mordere, but bite strangers gently, or not at all. These, like fools, not only strike them that are nearest, but between their poison in ruinam omnium, to the overthrow of all. Such a one cannot sleep except he have done mischief: nay he dyes, if others do not dye by him. Et si non aliqua nocu•sset, mortuus esset. A mans Land cannot scape the poison of the depopulator: nor his estate the poison of the usurer; nor his children the ravisher: nor his peace the contender: nor his name the slanderer. If their poison cannot prevaile ad interitum hominis, they will spend it ad interitum nominis. If they cannot murder, they will murmur. They are the Devils bandogs; as one calls Parsons the Popes Cerberus. If they cannot come to bite, they will bark. If their sting cannot reach, their mouth shall sputter out their venom.
Their Poyson breakes forth in the iniuries of all about them. They spare neither forreiner nor neighbour. ⟨p. 317⟩There be litle snakes in Babilon, that bite only forreiners, and not inhabitants. Pliny writes of Scorpions in the hill Caria, that when they sting, onely wound the naturall borne people of the Countrey; but extraneos leuiter mordere, but bite strangers gently, or not at all. These, like fooles, not onely strike them that are nearest, but betweene their poyson in ruinam omnium, to the ouerthrow of all. Such a one cannot sleepe except he haue done mischiefe: nay hee dyes, if others doe not dye by him. Et si non aliqua nocu•sset, mortuus esset. A mans Land cannot scape the poyson of the depopulator: nor his estate the poyson of the vsurer; nor his children the rauisher: nor his peace the contender: nor his name the slanderer. If their poyson cannot preuaile ad interitum hominis, they will spend it ad interitum nominis. If they cannot murder, they will murmure. They are the Deuills bandogs; as one calls Parsons the Popes Cerbrus. If they cannot come to bite, they will barke. If their sting cannot reach, their mouth shall sputter out their venime.