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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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But when we shall have white garments put on our backs, and palms in our hands; and kshall sit with him in his throne, feasting at his table of glory: we shall then say as that noble Queen to Solomon: lIt was a true report of thy glory, O king; that I heard before; but now lo I see, one half was not told me. As worldlings about a purchase, enquire what seat, what delight, what commodities are appertinent to it; except like that fool in the Gospel, they will buy first, and see afterwards. So we may sweetly consult of our future happiness, without curiosity, without presumption: like those that never yet were at home, now after much hear-say travelling thitherwards, we ask in the way; what peace, what delight, what content will be found there: and how much the benefit of our standing house transcends our progress!
But when we shall haue white garments put on our backes, and palmes in our hands; and kshall sit with him in his throne, feasting at his table of glory: we shall then say as that noble Queene to Salomon: lIt was a true report of thy glory, O king; that I heard before; but now loe I see, one halfe was not told me. As worldlings about a purchase, enquire what seat, what delight, what commodities are appertinent to it; except like that foole in the Gospell, they will buy first, and see afterwardes. So we may sweetly consult of our future happinesse, without curiositie, without presumption: like those that neuer yet were at home, now after much heare-say trauelling thitherwardes, we aske in the way; what peace, what delight, what content will be found there: and how much the benefit of our standing house transcends our progresse!