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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
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It was ever the fashion of guiltiness, to fly from the presence of God. Adam had no sooner sinned, but he thrusts his head in a bush. Sins inevitable effect is Shame. Though impudence bear it our for a time. Jer. 6. They were not ashamed when they had committed abomination: yet they shall one day bear the reproach of 1their sins, and be ashamed, yea even confounded. Shame must come; either first to repentance. Rom. 6. what 2fruit had you then in those things, whereof you are now ashamed: or at last in vengeance; let them be ashamed that transgress 3without a cause. Let this teach us how to judge rightly of sin, that drives us from the face of God.
It was euer the fashion of guiltines, to flie from the presence of God. Adam had no sooner sinned, but he thrusts his head in a bush. Sins ineuitable effect is Shame. Though impudence beare it our for a time. Ier. 6. They were not ashamed when they had committed abomination: yet they shall one day beare the reproch of 1