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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
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.
There is the proud Gallant, that comes forth like a May-morning, decked with all the glory of Art; and his adorned Lady, in her own imagination a second Flora: and these are Riders too, but closer riders: the world with them runs upon wheels; and they hastening to overtake it, out-run it. Their great revenues will not hold out with the year: the furniture on their backs exceeds their rent-day. Hence they are fain to wring the poor sponges of the Country, to quench the burning heat of the City. Therefore say the Country-men, that their Carts are never worse employed, then when they do service to Coaches.
There is the proud Gallant, that comes foorth like a May-morning, decked with all the glory of Art; and his adorned Lady, in her owne imagination a second Flora: and these are Riders too, but closer riders: the world with them runnes vpon wheeles; and they hastning to ouertake it, out-runne it. Their great reuenues will not hold out with the yeere: the furniture on their backs exceedes their rent-day. Hence they are faine to wring the poore spundges of the Country, to quench the burning heat of the City. Therefore say the Countrey-men, that their Carts are neuer worse employed, then when they do seruice to Coaches.
There is the fraudulent Tradesman; that rides no further then between the Burse and the shop, on the back of a quick-spirited hobby called Cheating: and whereas greatness presseth the poor to death with their weight, this man trips up their heels with his cunning. They have one God at the Church, another at their shops: and they will fill their coffers, though they fester their consciences. This Rider laughs men in the face, whiles he treads on their hearts; his tongue knows no other pace, but a false gallop.
There is the fraudulent Tradesman; that rides no further then betweene the Bursse and the shop, on the backe of a quick-spirited hobby call'd Cheating: and whereas greatnesse presseth the poore to death with their weight, this man trips vp their heels with his cunning. They haue one God at the Church, another at their shops: and they will fill their coffers, though they fester their consciences. This Rider laughes men in the face, whiles he treads on their hearts; his tongue knowes no other pace, but a false gallop.