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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.
I will tell you a tale: a Seignior came with his servant to one of our Ladies Images: (no matter which, for they do not scant her of number.) he threw in an angel of gold; the humble picture in gratitude made a curtsy to him. The servant observing, and wondering at her Ladyships plausible carriage, purposed with himself to give somewhat too, that he might have a curtsy. So he puts into the basin six pence, and withal takes out his masters angel: the Image makes curtsy and seems to thank him still. It is common with this City to take away the Clergies angel, and to lay down six pence in the stead: yet look they for curtsy too, but I think no honest man will give them thanks.
I will tell you a tale: a Seignior came with his seruant to one of our Ladies Images: (no matter which, for they doe not scant her of number.) hee threw in an angell of gold; the humble picture in gratitude made a curtsie to him. The seruant obseruing, and wondring at her Ladiships plausible carriage, purposed with himselfe to giue somewhat too, that he might haue a curtsie. So hee puts into the basen sixe pence, and withall takes out his masters angell: the Image makes curtsie and seemes to thanke him still. It is common with this City to take away the Cleargies angell, and to lay downe sixe pence in the stead: yet looke they for curtsie too, but I thinke no honest man will giue them thankes.
This little leaven undoes all goodness. eYou shall walk in all the ways which the Lord your God commands you. All? put out in omnibus, in All, and we vvill say something to it. But as Deus remittit omnia peccata, aut nulla. God forgives all sins, or none: so we must faithfully resolve against all sins, or we repent of none. As is Gods remission, such must be our contrition. Every man is an Adam, a good conscience his Paradise, lust the forbidden fruit: one lust is able to turn him out of all his comforts. Hast thou kept thy hands from injury? yet if thy tongue have offended, thou shalt be judged of thy idle words. Suppose thou hast preserved Castitatem linguae, sobriety of speech (yet f