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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. › For WhatPRESVMPTION running into DESPAIRE. › For What
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Think of it ye Theomachor, that strive in your rebellions imponere Pelio• Ossae: ye rapacious covetous, that load your selves with thick clay: you lay heavy burdens on the poor, heavier on your own consciences. Sin ⟨p. 43⟩1may seem light for a season; as a pack made up, but not assayed with one of your fingers: when Satan shall lay it on you, it will break your backs. You bear it now like cork and feathers: at that day you shall judge it heavier then rocks and mountains.
Thinke of it ye Theomachor, that striue in your rebellions imponere Pelio• Ossae: ye rapacious couetous, that load your selues with thicke clay: you lay heauie burdens on the poore, heauier on your owne consciences. Sin ⟨p. 43⟩1may seeme light for a season; as a packe made vp, but not assayed with one of your fingers: when Sathan shall lay it on you, it will breake your backes. You beare it now like corke and feathers: at that day you shall iudge it heauier then rockes and mountaines.
- 1Hab. 2.
Now in contempt of law and Gospel, honesty, and conscience, earth and heaven; they call to pride, ambition, blasphemy, ebriety, luxury, oppression, Fall on us and cover us; wearing pride as a chain, and covering themselves with cruelty as with a garment. Si• lies at the door, 1and they have no sense to take it up. The devil puts his shoulders under the weight, and thus supported they feel it not. But when Gods justice shall reprove them, and set their sins in order before their […]; yea impose