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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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In this world we must never look to see an universal Church; but at that general day we shall All meet. In heaven there are none but good: in hell none but bad, on earth both good and bad, mingled together. I confess, that the Church militant is the Suburbs of heaven, yea called the Kingdom of heaven; because the King of heaven governs it by his celestial laws; but still it is but heaven upon earth. In Gods floor there is chaff mixed with the wheat: in his field cockle with corn: in his net rubbish with fish: in his house vessels of wrath with those of honour. The Church is like the moon, sometimes increasing, sometimes decreasing: but when it is at the full, not without some spots. Now this mixture of the ungodly is suffered for two causes; either that themselves may be converted, or that others by them may be excercised. Omnis malus aut ideo ⟨p. 9⟩1vivit ut corrigatur: aut ideo ut per illum bonus excerceatur.
In this world we must neuer looke to see an vniuersall Church; but at that generall day we shall All meete. In heauen there are none but good: in hell none but bad, on earth both good and bad, mingled together. I confesse, that the Church militant is the Suburbes of heauen, yea called the Kingdome of heauen; because the King of heauen gouernes it by his celestiall lawes; but still it is but heauen vpon earth. In Gods floore there is chaffe mixed with the wheat: in his field cockle with corne: in his net rubbish with fish: in his house vessells of wrath with those of honour. The Church is like the moone, somtimes increasing, somtimes decreasing: but when it is at the full, not without some spottes. Now this mixture of the vngodly is suffred for two causes; either that themselues may be conuerted, or that others by them may be excercised. Omnis malus aut ideo ⟨p. 9⟩1viuit vt corrigatur: aut ideo vt per illum bonus excerceatur.
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