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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
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There was a Devil, whom the Disciples of Christ could not cast out: and when Christ expelled him, the ⟨p. 337⟩1spirit tare the man, and he fell on the ground wallowing and foaming. Christ then asked, How long is it ago since this came unto him? To which the Father answered; Of a child. If Usury be hardly thrown out of the affections, the wonder is little; seeing that devil hath possessed him of a child. The new mortar, wherein Garlic hath been stamped, will not a great while lose the smell. It is a fearful advantage, that thou givest Satan over thy children, when thou bringest them up in Usury.
There was a Deuill, whom the Disciples of Christ could not cast out: and when Christ expelled him, the ⟨p. 337⟩1spirit tare the man, and he fell on the ground wallowing and foaming. Christ then asked, How long is it agoe since this came vnto him? To which the Father answered; Of a child. If Vsury be hardly throwne out of the affections, the wonder is little; seeing that deuill hath possessed him of a child. The new morter, wherein Garlike hath beene stamped, will not a great while lose the smell. It is a fearefull aduantage, that thou giuest Satan ouer thy children, when thou bringest them vp in Vsurie.
As much might be said for Oppression; thy depopulations pull down the Country, that thou mayest build up thy posterity. Which way canst thou turn thine eyes from beholding the infatuation of such hopes? One generation is thus raised up high; and the next comes down as low, even to contempt and beggary.