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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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Lo now the benefit of worldly wealth; & the brands which disfigure the Soul, Body, Name of covetous men. For his Reputation, Folly challengeth it: for his riches, uncertainty devours it: for his Soul, Satan claims it. He is gone in all respects; and now there is nothing left of him, but his infamy in the thoughts of men, his goods in the keeping of the world, his body in the prison of the grave, and his soul in the hand of hell. Abijt, he is gone: a tempest hath stole him away in the night; saith Job. iThe rich man shall lye down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not. Therefore it is said, Luk. 16. There was a certain rich man; kErat, non est, there was, there is not, he is now gone. lI have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green Bay tree. Yet he passed away, and l•e be is not: yea I sought him, but he could not be found.
Loe now the benefit of worldly wealth; & the brands which disfigure the Soule, Body, Name of couetous men. For his Reputation, Follie challengeth it: for his riches, vncertainty deuoures it: for his Soule, Satan claimes it. Hee is gone in all respects; and now there is nothing left of him, but his infamy in the thoughts of men, his goods in the keeping of the world, his body in the prison of the graue, and his soule in the hand of hell. Abijt, he is gone: a tempest hath stole him away in the night; saith Iob. iThe rich man shall lye downe, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not. Therefore it is said, Luk. 16. There was a certaine rich man; kErat, non est, there was, there is not, he is now gone. lI haue seene the wicked in great power, and spreading himselfe like a greene Bay tree. Yet he passed away, and le be is not: yea I sought him, but hee could not be found.