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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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1. God usually punisheth our over-loving of riches with their loss. He thinks them unworthy to be rivals with himself: for all height and strength of love is his due. So that the ready way to lose wealth, is to love it. Et delectatio perdet.
1. God vsually punisheth our ouer-louing of riches with their losse. He thinks them vnworthy to be riualls with himselfe: for all height and strength of loue is his due. So that the ready way to lose wealth, is to loue it. Et delectatio perdet.
2. The greatness of state, or of affection to it, opens the way to ruin. A full and large sail gives vantage to a Tempest: this pulled down, the danger of the gust, and ⟨p. 348⟩of shipwreck by it, is eluded: and it passeth by with only waves, roaring as if it was angry for being thus prevented. He that walks on plain ground, either doth not fall, or riseth again with little hurt. He that climbs high towers, is in more danger of falling; and if he fall, of breaking his neck.
2. The greatnesse of state, or of affection to it, opens the way to ruine. A full and large saile giues vantage to a Tempest: this pulled downe, the danger of the gust, and ⟨p. 348⟩of shipwracke by it, is eluded: and it passeth by vvith onely waues, roring as if it was angry for being thus preuented. He that walks on plaine ground, either doth not fall, or riseth againe with little hurt. He that climbes high towres, is in more danger of falling; and if he fall, of breaking his necke.