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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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1. Perspicacitas ingenij: sharpness of apprehension, and soundness of understanding. Ignorance in a private person is a weakness, in a Judge a wickedness. Ignorantia 1Judicis, calamitas innocentis. A Judge ignorant, makes wretched the innocent. It was a curse; aI will give children to be their Princes, and babes shall rule over them: that is, Governors of a childish discretion. It is a woe; bWoe to thee, O Land, when thy King is a child. Justice was anciently painted blind, to show that no favour be given to persons: but it was not meant so blind, as not to discern causes. It is woeful when Judges are so blind, that they are fain to feel the right. No man would have his body come under the cure of a foolish Physician. nor his estate under an ignorant Judge. But this Judge of heaven and earth is so wise, that he knows the very secrets of mens hearts. cAll things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him, with whom we have to do. The wicked can have no hope, that a bad cause flourished over, should pass unconstrued, uncensured. *His eyes are as a flame of fire, clear to search and find out all secrets. Accordingly, he hath now put in his interlocutory, then will give his definitive sentence.
1. Perspicacitas ingenij: sharpenesse of apprehension, and soundnesse of vnderstanding. Ignorance in a priuate person is a weakenes, in a Iudge a wickednesse. Ignorantia 1Iudicis, calamitas innocentis. A Iudge ignorant, makes wretched the innocent. It was a curse; aI will giue children to be their Princes, and babes shall rule ouer them: that is, Gouernors of a childish discretion. It is a woe; bWoe to thee, O Land, when thy King is a childe. Iustice was anciently painted blinde, to shew that no fauour be giuen to persons: but it vvas not meant so blinde, as not to discerne causes. It is vvofull when Iudges are so blinde, that they are faine to feele the right. No man vvould haue his body come vnder the cure of a foolish Physician. nor his estate vnder an ignorant Iudge. But this Iudge of heauen and earth is so wise, that hee knowes the very secrets of mens hearts.