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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.
Every man. This is the first Generality. For Country, be he Jew or Gentile, Turk or Christian. For degree; high or low, Prince or subject, the greatest Lord, and the basest Groom. For estate; be they rich or poor, the wealthiest Burger, and the wretchedst Beggar. For Sex, be they male or female. For condition; be they bond or free. What a man, any man, sows, that, &c. The Thing is indefinite. Whatsoever.
Euery man. This is the first Generality. For Country, be he Iew or Gentile, Turke or Christian. For degree; high or low, Prince or subiect, the greatest Lord, and the basest Groome. For estate; be they rich or poore, the wealthiest Burger, and the wretchedst Begger. For Sexe, be they male or female. For condition; be they bond or free. What a man, any man, sowes, that, &c. The Thing is indefinite. Whatsoeuer.
This is the other Generality. Be it good or evil, blessing or cursing, charity or injury, equity or iniquity, truth or hypocrisy, deceit or honesty. Whatsoever a man soweth, &c. Evil is of the flesh: and vers. 8. He that soweth to his flesh, shall of the flesh reap corruption. And chap. 5. 21. The works of the flesh are manifest; adultery, &c. they which sow such seed, shall not inherit the kingdom of God. Good is of the Spirit: and he which soweth to the Spirit, shall of the spirit reap life everlasting. chap. 5. 22. The fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, &c. And To those that walk after 1this spirit, there is no condemnation. Whatsoever. There are no more sorts of men, but good and evil: nor more sorts of ends, then Poena et Praemum; Reward and punishment. Therefore Whatsoever whosoever soweth, the same shall he also reap.
This is the other Generality. Be it good or euill, blessing or cursing, charity or iniury, equity or iniquity, truth or hypocrisie, deceit or honesty. Whatsoeuer a man soweth, &c. Euill is of the flesh: and vers. 8. Hee that soweth to his flesh, shall of the flesh reape corruption. And chap. 5. 21. The workes of the flesh are manifest; adultery, &c. they which sow such seed, shall not inherit the kingdome of God. Good is of the Spirit: and he which soweth to the Spirit, shall of the spirit reape life euerlasting. chap. 5. 22. The fruit of the spirit is loue, ioy, peace, &c. And To those that walke after