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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
THE WORLDS GREAT RIDERS: OR, The rage of Oppression. › The Agents
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The Agents
Are Men. Thou hast caused men to ride, &c. Man is a sociable living creature, and should converse with man in love and tranquillity. Man should be a supporter of man, is he become an overthrower? He should help and keep him up, doth he ride over him, and tread him under foot? O Apostasy, not only from divinity, but even from humanitie. Quid homini inimicissimum? Homo. The greatest 1danger that befalls man, comes whence it should least come; from man himself. Caetera animantia, saith Pliny, in suo genere, probe degunt, &c. Lyons fight not with Lions: Serpents spend not their venoms on serpents: but Man is the main suborner of mischief to his own kind.
Are Men. Thou hast caused men to ride, &c. Man is a sociable liuing creature, and should conuerse with man in loue and tranquillity. Man should be a supporter of man, is he become an ouerthrower? He should help and keep him vp, doth he ride ouer him, and tread him vnder foot? O Apostacie, not onely from diuinitie, but euen from humanitie. Quid homini inimicissimum? Homo. The greatest 1danger that befalls man, comes whence it should least come; from man himselfe. Caetera animantia, saith Plinie, in suo genere, probe degunt, &c. Lyons fight not vvith Lions: Serpents spend not their venims on serpents: but Man is the maine suborner of mischiefe to his ovvne kind.
- 1Sen.
It is reported of the Bees, that •grotante una, lament•ntur omnes: when one is sick, they all mourn. And of Sheep, that if one of them be faint, the rest of the flock will stand between it and the Sun, till it be revived, only man to man is most pernicious. We know that a bird, yea a bird of rapine, once fed a man in the Wilderness: