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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. › To what.PRESVMPTION running into DESPAIRE. › To what.
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.
1. Negatively; it is clear, that they have no acquaintance with God, therefore know not how to direct their prayers unto him. If their trust had been in ⟨p. 37⟩God, they needed not to fly to the Mains. So David sweetly. Psal. 11. In the Lord put I my trust: how 1then say you to my soul, Fly as a bird to your mountain? It is Gods charge. qCall upon me in the day of trouble: and I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. But, Rom. 10. How shall they call on him, in whom they have not 3believed? Or believe in him they have not known? and how should they know him but by his word? Alas those mutual passages, and intercourse of means they have ever barred themselves. They would neither suffer God to trouble them by his word, nor would they offer to trouble him by their prayers. hThey will not call upon him, nor will they hear him calling upon them.
1. Negatiuely; it is cleare, that they haue no acquaintance with God, therefore know not how to direct their prayers vnto him. If their trust had beene in ⟨p. 37⟩God, they needed not to fly to the M•aines. So Dauid sweetly. Psal. 11. Ia the Lord put I my trust: how 1then say you to my soule, Flie as a bird to your mountaine? It is Gods charge. qCall vpon me in the day of trouble: and I will deliuer thee, and thou shalt glorifie me. But,