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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.
What vow they? Either some new act to be done, or some old act to be left undone. Now the drunkard vows abstinence, the lustful vows continence, the swearer vows to leave his blasphemy: the Encloser vows to throw open his taken in commons: the proud vow to leave their gaudy vanity: the worldling vows to be charitable, and to relieve the poor. And perhaps at such a pinch or dead lift, one Usurer in a thousand years may vow to forsake his usury, and to restore all that he hath so gotten. Now they say, Lord, remove from me this malady, this extremity; and I will hereafter serve thee better, love thee more, believe thy Gospel, relieve thy poor, give something to an Hospital, or do some such act as may testify my thankfulness.
What vow they? Either some new act to be done, or some old act to be left vndone. Now the drunkard vowes abstinence, the lustfull vowes continence, the swearer vowes to leaue his blasphemy: the Incloser vowes to throwe open his taken in commons: the proud vow to leaue their gawdy vanitie: the vvorldling vowes to be charitable, and to relieue the poore. And perhaps at such a pinch or dead lift, one Vsurer in a thousand yeeres may vow to forsake his vsury, and to restore all that he hath so gotten. Now they say, Lord, remoue from me this malady, this extremity; and I will hereafter serue thee better, loue thee more, belieue thy Gospell, relieue thy poore, giue something to an Hospitall, or doe some such act as may testifie my thankfulnes.
Well, God hears and grants; health comes, strength is recovered, the danger is over, they are well. Now ubi ⟨p. 221⟩vota? Where be their vows? Alas, we rise from our beds of sickness, and leave our vows behind us. Aegrotus surgit, sed pia vota jacent.
Well, God heares and grants; health comes, strength is recouered, the danger is ouer, they are well. Now vbi ⟨p. 221⟩vota? Where be their vowes? Alas, we rise from our beds of sicknes, and leaue our vowes behind vs. Aegrotus surgit, sed pia vota iacent.