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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. › In Proportion,
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In Proportion,
The Punishment is apted to the quality of the Sin. Adam at first did eat in wantonness: Adam shall therefore eat in pain. He excuseth his offence with a bold forehead, therefore in the sweat of his forehead he shall eat his bread. The woman's eye lusted, therefore in her eye tears. She longed then against Grace, she shall long now against Nature. She over-ruled her husband before, he shall over-rule her now. Man hath the preeminence: and her desire shall be subject to him. Should be, though in all it is not: but lightly when Eve over-rules Adam, the Devil is in the business.
The Punishment is apted to the qualitie of the Sinne. Adam at first did eate in wantonnesse: Adam shall therefore eate in paine. He excuseth his offence with a bold forehead, therefore in the sweat of his forehead he shall eate his bread. The womans eye lusted, therefore in her eye teares. She longed then against Grace, she shall long now against Nature. She ouer-ruled her husband before, he shall ouer-rule her now. Man hath the preeminence: and her desire shall bee subiect to him. Should be, though in all it is not: but lightly when Eue ouer-rules Adam, the Deuill is in the businesse.
To trace along the passages of holy Scriptures in this ⟨p. 246⟩point: about Proportion. The ambition of Babel-builders was punished with ridiculousness. Cha• offending against natural reverence, was damned to servitude. As it was but an easy judgement upon Hricus 5. Emperor of Germany; that had deposed his natural Father, to have no natural Sonne. Sodom was burned with fire unnatural, that had burned with lusts unnatural. Lots wife abusing her sense, lost her sense: became a senseless Pillar. She would look back, therefore she shall not look forward: she turned before, therefore now shall not stirre. […], ibi resit.