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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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It was a foolish opinion among the Heathen, that there were Ophiogenes, or Anguigenae. They write of Ophion, the companion of Cadmus, and builder of Thebes, that he was made by Pallas, of a Dragons tooth. So Ephesus was once called Colubraxia: and the people thereof Ophiussa.
I have read of one Exagon, an Ambassador to Rome, being at the Consuls command cast into a Tun of snakes; that they licked him with their tongues, and did him no harm. But to conclude hereon that these were of Serpents brood; we might as well say, Daniel was borne of Lyons, because they did not hurt him.
I haue read of one Exagon, an Ambassador to Rome, being at the Consuls command cast into a Tunne of snakes; that they licked him with their tongues, and did him no harme. But to conclude hereon that these were of Serpents brood; we might as well say, Daniel was borne of Lyons, because they did not hurt him.
They are mystical Serpents, I mean. And if wicked men think scorn to be called Serpents, let them abhor the qualities of Serpents. xSin is of that power, that it can work metamorphoses, and transform men into beasts and serpents. Let us now see what Serpents we have among us.
They are mysticall Serpents, I meane. And if wicked men thinke scorne to be called Serpents, let them abhorre the qualities of Serpents. xSinne is of that power, that it can worke metamorphoses, and transforme men into beasts and serpents. Let vs now see what Serpents we haue among vs.