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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
PRESUMPTION running into DESPAIR.PRESVMPTION running into DESPAIRE.
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.
Thus their amazed error and ignorance is expressed in their Prayer. For the terror, the Judge is described ⟨p. 32⟩by his Omniscience; from the face of him that sitteth on the Throne. Omnipotence; from the wrath of the Lamb.
Thus their amazed errour and ignorance is expressed in their Prayer. For the terrour, the Iudge is described ⟨p. 32⟩by his Omniscience; from the face of him that sitteth on the Throne. Omnipotence; from the wrath of the Lambe.
Every circumstance serves to aggravate their folly, and desperate fear. 1. They fear God, but too late. 2. They open their lips to confess the invincible power of Christ: before they were either dumb in silence, or blasphemous in contumelies. 3. They pray to the Mountains and rocks, which hear not. 4. To fall on them, which they dare not. 5. To hide them, which they cannot. 6. They beg to be concealed from him that is all eye; from the face of him that sits in the Throne. 7. To be protected from him that is all power; from the wrath of the Lamb.
Euery circumstance serues to aggrauate their follie, and desperate feare. 1. They feare God, but too late. 2. They open their lippes to confesse the inuincible power of Christ: before they were either dumbe in silence, or blasphemous in contumelies. 3. They pray to the Mountaines and rockes, which heare not. 4. To fall on them, which they dare not. 5. To hide them, which they cannot. 6. They begge to bee concealed from him that is all eye; from the face of him that sittes in the Throne. 7. To bee protected from him that is all power; from the wrath of the Lambe.