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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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Physicians have a rule among themselves, concerning their Patients: Take whiles they be in pain. For whatsoever they promise sick, when they are well, they vvill not perform it. So God had need to take what devotion he can get at our hands in our misery; for when prosperity returns, we forget our vows. You have often heard that old verse: D•mon languebat, tunc monachus esse volebat. Daemon conn•luit, daemon ut ante suit. And as wittily Englished: The Devil was sick, the devil a Monk would be, The Devil was well, the devil of Monk was he.
Physicians haue a rule among themselues, concerning their Patients: Take whiles they be in paine. For whatsoeuer they promise sick, when they are well, they vvill not performe it. So God had need to take what deuotion hee can get at our hands in our misery; for when prosperitie returnes, we forget our vowes. You haue often heard that old verse: D•mon languebat, tunc monachus esse volebat. Daemon conn•luit, daemon vt ante suit. And as wittily Englished: The Diuell was sicke, the diuell a Monke would be, The Diuell was well, the diuell of Monke was he.
The moral of it suits full to our present purpose. It is reported of Constantinople, that a terrible Earthquake had over thrown many houses, slain much people. Hereupon the remaining Inhabitants affrighted, fell devoutly to their prayers and vows: privately in their chambers, publicly in their Churches: the poor were relieved, justice administered, their lives much amended. But afterwards when God held his hand, they held their tongues: he forbore plaguing, and they forbore praying: the rod ceased, and their piety withal; they forgot their vows.
The morall of it sutes full to our present purpose. It is reported of Constantinople, that a terrible Earthquake had ouer throwne many houses, slaine much people. Hereupon the remaining Inhabitants affrighted, fel deuoutly to their prayers and vowes: priuately in their chambers, publikely in their Churches: the poore were relieued, iustice administred, their liues much amended. But afterwards when God held his hand, they held their tongues: hee forbore plaguing, and they forbore praying: the rod ceased, and their pietie withall; they forgot their vowes.