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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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God gives not all outward prosperity to the wicked; least they should ascribe it to their own wits, or worths: least they should ksacrifice to their net, and burn incense to their drag. Nor all affliction to the good, least they should fall to some sinister and unwarrantable courses. lThe rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; least the righteous put forth their hands to iniquity. There is a mixture of good and evil: prosperity and adversity have their vicissitudes. mPraesentis vita nec prosperitas innocentiam testatur, nec acerbitas miseram animam indicat. Neither do the crosses of this world witness a mans guiltiness, nor the blessings of the world his innocence. But the good have a larger share in sufferings, then the reprobates. Impius non percutitur nisi a Domino, not ab I•s. None strikes the wicked but God; but all the wicked strike and vex us. This world, like the earth, is a mere stepdame to good herbs, an own mother to weeds: no marvel if she starves us; all is too little for her own children. Omnes patiuntur plurim•, quidam patiuntur omnia. All suffer many kinds of miseries; many suffer all kinds of miseries.
God giues not all outward prosperitie to the wicked; least they should ascribe it to their owne wittes, or worths: least they should ksacrifice to their net, and burne incense to their dragge. Nor all affliction to the good, least they should fall to some sinister and vnwarrantable courses. lThe rod of the wicked shall not rest vppon the lot of the righteous; least the righteous put forth their hands to iniquitie. There is a mixture of good and euill: prosperitie and aduersitie haue their vicissitudes. mPraesentis vita nec prosperitas innocentiam testatur, nec acerbitas miseram animam indicat. Neither doe the crosses of this world witnesse a mans guiltinesse, nor the blessings of the world his innocence. But the good haue a larger share in sufferings, then the reprobates. Impius non percutitur nisi a Domino, not ab Is. None strikes the wicked but God; but all the wicked strike and vexe vs. This world, like the earth, is a meere stepdame to good herbes, an owne mother to weeds: no maruell if shee starues vs; all is too little for her owne children. Omnes patiuntur plurim, quidam patiuntur omnia. All suffer many kinds of miseries; many suffer all kinds of miseries.