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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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4. There is the Crocodile, the Hypocrite. He will sob, and sigh, and weep, to get a man into his clutches. If his hypocrisy can get him into a good house, he will devour the Patron that breeds him, the maintainer that feeds him: he undoes the family where he once sets a foot into their doors, or puts a finger into their purses. Pliny saith, the Crocodile is so delighted with the Sun-shine, that it lies on the earth immovable, as if it were stark dead. Let the Hypocrite be franked up with prosperity, and he sleeps as securely, as if earth had lost all winds, and heaven the thunder. His pampered body grows so fat, that his soul lies soft in it, at great ease, and is loath to rise.
4. There is the Crocodile, the Hypocrite. He will sobbe, and sigh, and weepe, to get a man into his clutches. If his hypocrisie can get him into a good house, he will deuour the Patron that breedes him, the maintainer that feedes him: he vndoes the familie where he once sets a foote into theyr dores, or puttes a finger into their purses. Plinie sayth, the Crocodile is so delighted with the Sun-shine, that it lies on the earth immoueable, as if it were starke dead. Let the Hypocrite be frank'd vp with prosperitie, and hee sleepes as securely, as if earth had lost all windes, and heauen the thunder. His pamperd body growes so fatte, that his soule lies soft in it, at great ease, and is loath to rise.
5. The Cockatrice, that is said to kill with the eyes. Illius auditos expectant nulla susurros. The reason why 1it kills by sight, is thus given; because the beams of a Cockatrices eye corrupt the visible spirits of a man; which corrupted, corrupt the other spirits coming from the brain, and life of the heart. Our common Phrase hath found out creatures to match this kind of Serpents; Whores, usually called Cockatrices. I would to God they were believed as dangerous as they are, and are named.
5. The Cocatrice, that is sayd to kill with the eyes. Illius auditos expectant nulla susurros. The reason why