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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.
Let us refuse iniquity in what extenuation of quantity, or colour of quality soever it be offered us. For sin is like a bemired dog; if it fawns on us, it fowls us. And the least sin is like a little leak in a ship, which if it be not stopped, will sink the whole vessel. The Frenchmen have a military Proverb; The loss of a nail, the loss of an Army. The want of a nail looseth the shoo, the loss of a shoo troubles the horse, the horse endangereth the rider, the rider breaking his rank molests the company, so far as to hazard the whole Army. From slender and regardless beginnings, grow out these fatal and destructive effects. The doors are shut, the thief cannot enter: a little boy is put in at the window, and he opens the door for the great thief; so the house is robbed. A charm is cast in at the window, eye, or ear; that quickly unlocks the door of the heart, till all the rooms be ransacked, not a piece of virtue, or one gem of grace left.
Let vs refuse iniquity in what extenuation of quantitie, or colour of qualitie soeuer it be offerd vs. For sinne is like a bemired dog; if it fawnes on vs, it foules vs. And the least sinne is like a little leake in a shippe, which if it be not stopped, will sinke the whole vessell. The Frenchmen haue a military Prouerbe; The losse of a nayle, the losse of an Army. The want of a nayle looseth the shooe, the losse of a shooe troubles the horse, the horse indangereth the rider, the rider breaking his ranke molests the company, so farre as to hazard the whole Army. From slender and regardlesse beginnings, grow out these fatall and destructiue effects. The dores are shut, the theefe cannot enter: a little boy is put in at the window, and he opens the dore for the great thiefe; so the house is robbed. A charme is cast in at the window, eye, or eare; that quickly vnlocks the dore of the heart, till all the roomes be ransak't, not a peece of vertue, or one gemme of grace left.
Pompey marching to the wars, requested to lodge his Army in a certain City, by whose borders he must needs pass: the Governor answered that he would not trouble his City with so numerous and dangerous a guest. Pompey then desired but entertainment and relief for his sick soldiers, who were perishing for want of succour: the Governor thought, sick men could do them