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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.
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The wicked in such misery, are either heavy and heartless, as Nabal; whose kheart dyed within him, and he became as a stone. Or desperate as Julian, throwing his blood up into the air, with a blasphemous confession. Or sottish, as these here; running to the mountains, unprofitable, unpossible helps. When the blow of vengeance strikes the covetous, he runs to his counting house; if his bags can give him no succour, he is distracted. If any broken reed be their confidence, in these overwhelming woes, they catch drowning hold of that; so they and their hopes perish together. There are some whose tongues are so poisoned with blasphemy, that in an unexpected accident, the very first breath of their lips is a curse, or an oath. As if they would swear away destruction, which every ungodly speech draws on nearer. If these men had been acquainted with God in fair weather, they would not forget him in a storm. But they that will have no familiarity with God in peace, shall have him to seek in extremity.
The wicked in such miserie, are either heauie and heartlesse, as Nabal; whose kheart dyed within him, and he became as a stone. Or desperate as Iulian, throwing his bloud vp into the ayre, with a blasphemous confession. Or sottish, as these here; running to the mountaines, vnprofitable, vnpossible helpes. When the blow of vengeance strikes the couetous, he runs to his counting house; if his bagges can giue him no succour, he is distracted. If any broken reed bee their confidence, in these ouerwhelming woes, they catch drowning hold of that; so they and their hopes perish together. There are some whose tongues are so poysoned with blasphemie, that in an vnexpected accident, the very first breath of their lips is a curse, or an oath. As if they would sweare away destruction, which euery vngodly speech drawes on neerer. If these men hadde beene acquainted with God in faire weather, they would not forget him in a storme. But they that will haue no familiaritie with God in peace, shall haue him to seeke in extremitie.