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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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Is he mighty? were he as Alexander thought himself, till he saw his own blood, the Son of Jupiter Hammon; yet woe to man when he shall wrestle with his maker. Proud worm, he may dare to lift up his head, but shall quickly be trodden into slime. When the Lord of hosts is angry, whose wrath shakes the earth, and burns to the bottom of hell; who shall proudly without confusion look him in the face? Silly Giant of men, that thou shouldst dare to grapple, to parle, yea so much as to look at God! Lo greatness!
Is hee mightie? were hee as Alexander thought himselfe, till he saw his owne bloud, the Sonne of Iupiter Hammon; yet woe to man when he shall wrastle with his maker. Proud worme, hee may dare to lift vp his head, but shall quickly be troden into slime. When the Lord of hoastes is angry, whose wrath shakes the earth, and burnes to the bottome of hell; who shall proudly without confusion looke him in the face? Silly Giant of men, that thou shouldst dare to grapple, to parle, yea so much as to looke at God! Loe greatnes!
Time was, when if a friend in the Court shall say to thee, as Elisha to the Shunamite. What is to be done for 1thee? Wouldst thou be spoken for to the King, or to the Captain of the host; It would have seemed as high a gratifying, and ratifying of his love to thee; as thou couldst have desired, or he expressed. What favour will it be at this day, to be spoken for to all the Kings of the earth, great men, rich men, mighty Captains? Alas they have need to be spoken for themselves. The greatest Potentate, if reprobate, hath now his honour laid in the dust; & from a public Throne, he creeps into a hole. As ambitious Herod received his pride and glory (with derogation to God; Vox Dei.) in a Theatre: so now his shame & confusion is in the sight of the whole world; of good and bad Angels, of good and bad men. Zenacherib in his ruff could once say; aWhere is the King of Hamath, and the King of Arphad; the King of the City of Sepharvaim, ⟨p. 34⟩