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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. › The Persons.PRESVMPTION running into DESPAIRE. › The Persons.
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The Persons.
Thus amated with error, and amazed with terror, are described in the precedent verse. The Kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, the bond, and the free, hid themselves in the dens and rocks of the mountains. The greatness of man, when it comes to encounter with 1God, is weakness and vanity. Is the reprobate a king? the crown on his head is not thunder-proof: lift he his sceptre never so high, there is a sceptre of justice shall smite it down.
Thus amated with errour, and amazed with terrour, are described in the precedent verse. The Kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chiefe captaines, and the mightie men, the bond, and the free, hidde themselues in the dennes and rockes of the mountaines. The greatnesse of man, when it comes to encounter with 1God, is weakenes and vanitie. Is the reprobate a king? the crowne on his head is not thunder-proofe: lift he his scepter neuer so high, there is a scepter of iustice shall smite it downe.
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Is he Great in his country, that (as they write of the Sea about the castle of Mina) the currant goes ever with the wind of his will: be he never so high, there is one higher then he, and the highest of all regardeth it: and 1will subject it.