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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 Action
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
2. Over us. The way is broad enough wherein they travel, for it is the Devils road; they might well miss the poor: there is room enough besides, they need not ride Over us. It were more brave for them to jostle with champions, that will not give them the way: we never contend for their path: they have it without our envy, not without our pity: why should they ride Over us?
2. Ouer vs. The way is broad enough wherein they trauell, for it is the Deuils roade; they might well misse the poore: there is roome enough besides, they need not ride Ouer vs. It were more braue for them to iustle with champions, that will not giue them the way: wee neuer contend for their path: they haue it without our enuie, not without our pitie: why should they ride Ouer vs?
3. Over our heads. Is it not contentment enough to ⟨p. 168⟩their pride to ride? to their malice, to ride over us? but must they delight in bloodiness, to ride over our heads? will not the breaking of our arms and legs, and such inferior limbs, satisfy their indignation? Is it not enough to wrack our strength, to mock our innocence, to prey on our estates; but must they thirst after our bloods and lives? Quò tendit sava libido? whither will their madness run?
3. Ouer our heads. Is it not contentment enough to ⟨p. 168⟩their pride to ride? to their malice, to ride ouer vs? but must they delight in bloudinesse, to ride ouer our heads? will not the breaking of our armes and legges, and such inferiour limbes, satisfie their indignation? Is it not enough to wracke our strength, to mocke our innocence, to prey on our estates; but must they thirst after our blouds and liues? Quò tendit saua libido? whither will their madnesse runne?