A01956:1932
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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3. By Confederacy; which is yet a higher degree of receiving their poison. The first was alight dallying with their humours, the next a society with them in some drunken riots and disorders: but this third is a conspiracy with them in their pernicious and deadly plots. Thus a Seminary comes from Rome, and whistles together a number of traitors: he brought poison with him in a Bulls horn, and they all must drink it. As they report, that once one scabbed sheep from Spain rotted all the sheep of England.
3. By Confederacie; which is yet a higher degree of receiuing their poyson. The first was alight dallying with their humours, the next a societie with them in some drunken riots and disorders: but this third is a conspiracie with them in their pernicious and deadly plotts. Thus a Seminary comes from Rome, and whistles together a number of traytors: he brought poison with him in a Bulls horne, and they all must drinke it. As they report, that once one scabbed sheepe from Spaine rotted all the sheepe of England.
In this manner is the poison of adultery spread from a Harlot. In selling her flesh she sets pretium peccati, and takes praemium peccati: either pretium pacti, or praemium facti: she hath her price, and gives her male his reward. This is a damnable combination: he that goeth after her, poisons himself per compactum; he bargains for his own destruction.
In this maner is the poyson of adultery spread from a Harlot. In selling her flesh shee settes pretium peccati, and takes praemium peccati: either pretium pacti, or praemium facti: she hath her price, and giues her male his reward. This is a damnable combination: hee that goeth after her, poysons himselfe per compactum; he bargaines for his owne destruction.