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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. › They said.PRESVMPTION running into DESPAIRE. › They said.
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2. The saying that comes from them is desperate: whence note, that in Gods just punishment Desperation is the reward of Presumption. They that erst feared two 1little shall now fear too much. Before they thought ⟨p. 35⟩not of Gods Justice, now they shall not conceive his Mercy. Consciences, that are without remorse, are not without horror. It is the kindness which presumptuous sin doth the heart to make it at last despair of forgiveness. They say.
2. The saying that comes from them is desperate: whence note, that in Gods iust punishment Desperation is the reward of Presumption. They that erst feared two 1little shall now feare too much. Before they thought ⟨p. 35⟩not of Gods Iustice, now they shall not conceiue his Mercie. Consciences, that are without remorse, are not without horror. It is the kindnes which presumptuous sinne doth the heart to make it at last despaire of forgiuenes. They say.
- 1Presumption running into Despair.Presumption running into Despaire.
Behold, God accuseth not, they accuse themselves. God loves to have a sinner accuse himself: and therefore sets his deputy in the breast of man: which though it be a neuter when the act is doing, is an adversary afterwards. The conscience is like the poise of a clock: the poise being down, all motion ceaseth, the wheels stir not: wound up, all is set on going. Whiles conscience is down, there is no noise or moving in the heart; all is quiet: but when it is wound up by the justice of God, it sets all the wheels on working: tongue to confess, eyes to weep, hands to wring, breast to be beaten, heart to ache, voice to cry; and that, where mercy steps not in, a fatal cry; to the hills, Fall on us, and hide us.