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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
MANS SEED-TIME AND HARVEST: OR, Lex Talionis. › God is not mocked.
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.
If there be any Usurer, that deals altogether in letting out: that lets out his money to men, his time to Mammon, his body to pining, his mind to repining, his soul to Satan: Though he comes to Church, and sits out a Sermon; let him know that his mind is then bound to his obligations; and he creeps into the Temple for the ⟨p. 241⟩same end, the Serpent crop into Paradise. Wretched men, that are bound to his mercy: for like a common hackney Jade, he will not bear them one hour past his day. But let him know, God is not mocked.
If there be any Vsurer, that deales altogether in letting out: that lets out his money to men, his time to Mammon, his body to pining, his mind to repyning, his soule to Satan: Though hee comes to Church, and sits out a Sermon; let him knowe that his mind is then bound to his obligations; and he creepes into the Temple for the ⟨p. 241⟩same end, the Serpent crope into Paradise. Wretched men, that are bound to his mercy: for like a cōmon hackney Iade, he will not beare them one houre past his day. But let him know, God is not mocked.
If there be any Oppressor, that comes to Church in the shape of Knight or Gentleman: & thinks to cover all his exactions of his poor Tenants, all his wringings of his neighbours; with going three or four miles to a Sermon: let him know, that God is not mocked. He prefers Mercy before Sacrifice; and would not have thy profession countenance thy evil deeds, but thy good deeds con mend thy profession.
If there be any Oppressor, that comes to Church in the shape of Knight or Gentleman: & thinks to couer all his exactions of his poore Tenants, all his vvringings of his neighbours; vvith going three or foure miles to a Sermon: let him know, that God is not mocked. He preferres Mercy before Sacrifice; and would not haue thy profession countenance thy euill deeds, but thy good deeds cō mend thy profession.