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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 COSMOPOLITE: OR, WORLDS FAVOURITE.THE COSMOPOLITE: OR, WORLDS FAVOVRITE.
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.
1. The Preface assures his soul much goods, and many years; multas divitias, multos annos. He knew that a scant and sparing proffer would not satisfy his boundless desires: there must be show of an abundant impletion. It is not enough to have an ample rock or distaff of wealth, unless a longeval time be afforded to spin it out. Philoxenus his wish coupled with his pleasant viands a long throat, (Crane-like); to prorogue his delight: for shortness ⟨p. 310⟩doth somewhat abate sweetness. Rex horae, a king of one hour can scarce warm his throne: it keeps a Christmas-lord flat, that he knows his end. If this man had bin his own Lord, how excellent an estate would he have assured himself▪ His Farm should have been so large, and his lease so long, that I doubt whether Adam in Paradise had a greater Lordship, or Methuselah a longer life. The last of his desires is of the longest size: give him much goods, and much time, abundance of joys, and abundance of days; and you hit or fit the length of his foot.
1. The Preface assures his soule much goods, and many yeares; multas diuitias, multos annos. He knew that a scant and sparing proffer would not satisfie his boundlesse desires: there must be shew of an abundant impletion. It is not enough to haue an ample rocke or dista•e of wealth, vnlesse a longeuall time be afforded to spinne it out. Philoxenus his wish coupled with his pleasant viands a long throat, (Crane-like); to prorogue his delight: for shortnesse ⟨p. 310⟩doth somewhat abate sweetnesse. Rex horae, a king of one houre can scarce warme his throne: it keeps a Christmass-lord flat, that he knowes his end. If this man had bin his own Lord, how excellent an estate would hee haue assured himselfe▪ His Farme should haue been so large, and his lease so long, that I doubt whether Adam in Paradise had a greater Lordship, or Metbushalem a longer life. The last of his desires is of the longest size: giue him much goods, and much time, abundance of ioyes, and abundance of dayes; and you hitte or fitte the length of his foote.