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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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2. Audacitas animi; boldness of courage: a timorous Judge looseth a good cause. In the fable, when the Hart is made Judge between the Wolfe and the Lamb; it must needs go on the Wolfs side. The fear of displeasing ⟨p. 104⟩Greatness is a sore Remora to the vessel of Justice. Therefore the poor complain; dIf the foundations be cast down, what can the righteous doe? Quis metuet offendere, cum Judex metuat abscindere? Who will fear to do mischief, when he knows the Judge dares not punish him? Therefore when GOD made Joshua Judge of Israel, observe how he doubles this charge. Josh. 1. ver. 6. 7. 8. 9. Be strong, and of a good courage. And the people again. ver. 18. We will obey thee, only be thou strong, and of a good courage. But this Judge will not be daunted with faces of men. eThe Kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the chief Captains, and the mighty-men, hid themselves in the dens, & in the rocks of the Mountains. Those terrors of slaves, and mirrors of fools; that made the underlings tremble, & fhide themselves in caves: now for all their puissance are glad to run into a hole, and cowardly shroud themselues. Adducetur cum suis stultus Plato discipulis, Aristotelis argumenta non proderunt: Hero•is maiestas 4deijcietur: cùm filius pauperculae venerit judicat•rus terram. Then foolish Plato shall appear with his scholars, Aristotle shall be confuted with all his arguments, Herod pomp shall be turned to shame, when that Son of the Virgin shall come to judge the world.
2. Audacitas animi; boldnesse of courage: a timerous Iudge looseth a good cause. In the fable, vvhen the Hart is made Iudge betweene the Wolfe and the Lambe; it must needs goe on the Wolfes side. The feare of displeasing ⟨p. 104⟩