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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
THE HAPPINESS OF THE CHURCH. › Of God.THE HAPPINES OF THE CHVRCH. › Of God.
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.
And for Cain, it is not properly translated, Aedificavit, but Erat aedificator, as Junius: erat aedificans, as the Septuagint; he began to build, but he finished not: he was still a runagate. So all worldlings are but aedificantes; like the Babel-erecters, they but began to rear the tower, but never could come to roof it. This man began to build, saith Christ, but could not make an end. They are persuaded, yea, itheir inward thought is, that they build houses to all ensuing generations; but this their way is their folly. Aedificat mortalis, mors diruit aedificantem: Mortal man builds, and death pulls down both builder and edifice. You have heard it talked of Castles built by day, and still (no man knows how) pulled down again by night. That fabulous report is mystically true of the worldlings hope: what ever he erecteth in the day of his prosperity, the night of his ruin shall overthrow.
And for Cain, it is not properly translated, Aedificauit, but Erat aedificator, as Iunius: erat aedificans, as the Septuagint; he began to build, but he finished not: hee was still a runnagate. So all worldlings are but aedificantes; like the Babel-erecters, they but began to reare the tower, but neuer could come to roofe it. This man began to build, saith Christ, but could not make an end. They are perswaded, yea, itheir inward thought is, that they build houses to all ensuing generations; but this their way is their folly. Aedificat mortalis, mors diruit aedificantem: Mortall man builds, and death puls downe both builder and edifice. You haue heard it talked of Castles built by day, and still (no man knowes how) pul'd downe againe by night. That fabulous report is mystically true of the worldlings hope: what euer he erecteth in the day of his prosperity, the night of his ruine shall ouerthrow.