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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.
Though this leaven pass the swallow, yet sticks in the stomach: sin may be devoured, but lies heavy on the conscience: uBread of deceit is sweet to a man: but his mouth shall be filled with gravel. xIt may be sweet in his mouth, but it is the gall of Asps in his bowels. Putrid meat is apt to breed and feed worms, so this Leaven the worm of conscience: when they once come to feel it work, then ready to cry, This is my death: unless God give them a good vomit of repentance, to put it off their souls, and the sober diet of sanctification to amend and rectify their lives.
Though this leuen passe the swallow, yet stickes in the stomach: sinne may be deuoured, but lies heauy on the conscience: uBread of deceit is sweet to a man: but his mouth shall be filled with grauell. xIt may be sweet in his mouth, but it is the gall of Aspes in his bowels. Putrid meate is apt to breed and feed wormes, so this Leuen the worme of conscience: when they once come to feele it worke, then ready to cry, This is my death: vnlesse God giue them a good vomite of repentance, to put it off their soules, and the sober dyet of sanctification to amend and rectifie their liues.