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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 BAD LEAVEN: OR, THE CONTAGION OF SIN.THE BAD LEAVEN: OR, THE CONTAGION OF SINNE.
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.
Lastly, the Pharisees used to rdevour widows houses, & for a pretence to make long prayer. It is evil to devour a mans house, worse to devour a widows house, worst of all when their lips seemed to pray, to be chewing that morsel. Jerusalem had never worse Pharisees then Rome: these were mere bunglers to the Jesuits. The new Pharisees ⟨p. 362⟩have made very Proselytes and Novices of the ancient.. A widows cottage filled the paunch of an old Pharisee. Large Patrimonies and fair revenues will not stop the throat of the Jesuit. They devour the Land as Pharaohs lean kine, and yet look hunger-starved still. You shall have them first fall in with the wife, as the devil did with Eve: but they cozen the husband of his inheritance, as the devil cozened Adam. Even other Orders among them, cry shame upon the Jesuits: they prowl away all with a face of sad piety and stern mortification. Forgive my unseasonable prolixity; you see one dangerous Leaven.
Lastly, the Pharises vsed to rdeuoure widowes houses, & for a pretence to make long prayer. It is euill to deuoure a mans house, worse to deuour a widowes house, worst of all when their lips seemed to pray, to be chewing that morsell. Ierusalem had neuer worse Pharises then Rome: these were meere bunglers to the Iesuites. The new Pharises ⟨p. 362⟩haue made very Proselytes and Novices of the ancient.. A widowes cottage fill'd the pauch of an old Pharise. Large Patrimonies and faire reuenues wil not stoppe the throte of the Iesuite. They deuoure the Land as Pharaohs leane kine, and yet looke hunger-starued still. You shall haue them first fall in with the wife, as the deuill did with Eue: but they couzen the husband of his inheritance, as the deuill couzoned Adam. Euen other Orders among them, cry shame vpon the Iesuites: they prole away all with a face of sad pietie and sterne mortification. Forgiue my vnseasonable prolixitie; you see one dangerous Leven.