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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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2. To the body perhaps there is some more expectation of good; but no more success. Thou art anguished; will thy wealth purchase health? Sleep is denied thy senses, and after many changed sides and places, thou canst find no rest: go now, empty thy coffers, and try what slumber the charms and chimes of gold can ring thee. Thy stomach loathes meat; all thy riches are not sufficient sauce, to get thee an appetite. Couldst thou drink Cleopatra's draught, it will not ease thy head-ache. The Physician will take thy money, and give thee Physic: but what Physic will give thee infallible health?
2. To the body perhaps there is some more expectation of good; but no more successe. Thou art anguished; will thy wealth purchase health? Sleepe is denied thy senses, and after many changed sides and places, thou canst finde no rest: goe now, empty thy coffers, and try what slumber the charmes and chimes of gold can ring thee. Thy stomake loathes meate; all thy riches are not sufficient sawce, to get thee an appetite. Couldst thou drinke Cleopatra's draught, it will not ease thy head-ache. The Physician will take thy money, and giue thee Physike: but what Physike will giue thee infallible health?
But the rich man hath a fire, when the poor sits cold: the rich an harbour, attendance, and delicate provision, when the poor wants both house and home, meat and money, garments and company. For though riches gather many friends; the poor is separated from his neighbours. 1No part of my Sermon hath denied, but the competency of these earthly things is a blessing: neither dare I infer, that the want of these is a curse; for the best have wanted them, not the Saviour of men himself excepted. But what is this to abundance? Is not he as warm that goes in russet, as another that rustles and ruffles in his silks? Hath not the poor labourer as sound a sleep on his flock-bed, or pad of straw, as the Epicure on his down-bed, with his rich curtains and coverings? Doth not Quiet lye oftener in Cottages, then in glorious manors? The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to