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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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Some give words enow; contrary to Moses, who was a man of few words. The Papists vvill rather loose a penny then a Paternoster: these vvill give ten Paternosters before one penny. They give the words of Naphtali, pleasant words; but no meat. As if the poor were like Ephraim, tfed with the wind. Or as if their word were verbum Domini, the uword of God, that men might live by it. Solomon says, Wisdom is good with an inheritance, so good counsel is good with an alms. If a famished man beg bread of thee, and thou only fallest to instruct his soul, but deniest food to his body: he may reply, as Hushai said to Absalom of Achitophels counsel. xThe counsel that Ahithophel hath given is good, but not at this time. Martial demands of Caius a small piece of siluer; Quod vel donanti non grave. Caius blamed him for his idle profession of Poetry, counselled him to study the Law, that would enrich him. To him Martial; Quod peto da mihi tu, non peto consilium. Give me that I ask thee, I do not ask thee counsel. Many are like S. Peters fish; it had money in the mouth, but not a hand to give it. Or like Dives his dogs; they can lick a poor man with their tongues, else give him no relief. Diogenes a witty beggar would usually walk in a place where earthen Statues were erected, in honour of some that died for their country. To them he would pray, to them reach out his hand, bow, and beg: being asked the reason, he answered; Nihil aliud quàm repulsam meditor. I think of nothing, but a repulse and denial. We have many such living Statues, mere Idols: that have mouths and speak not, eyes and pity not, hands and give not: the poor are sure of nothing but a repulse.
Some giue words enow; contrary to Moses, who was a man of few vvords. The Papists vvill rather loose a penny then a Paternoster: these vvill giue ten Paternosters before one penny. They giue the words of Nepthali, pleasant words; but no meate. As if the poore were like Ephraim, tfed with the wind. Or as if their word were verbum Domini, the uword of God, that men might liue by it. Salomon sayes, Wisedome is good with an inheritance, so good counsell is good vvith an almes. If a famished man begge bread of thee, and thou onely fallest to instruct his soule, but deniest food to his body: hee may reply, as Hushai said to Absolon of Achitophels counsell.