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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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3. At the last day, tChrist shall send his Angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together the Elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. These are those uReapers, that in the time of harvest must gather the tares to the fire, and the Wheat to Gods barn.
3. At the last day, tChrist shall send his Angels vvith a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together the Elect from the foure winds, from one end of heauen to the other. These are those uReapers, that in the time of haruest must gather the tares to the fire, and the Wheat to Gods barne.
This is their ministry to us. But it is the Lord, xthat ordereth all our steppes: he spreads the gracious wings of his providence over us: and the Lord Jesus Christ is all in all unto us. Now the rule is, Non multiplicanda Entie sine necessitate; and Frustra fit per plura, quod fieri potest per pauciora. It seems then the help of Angels is more then needs. For ahe that keepeth Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps. I answer, that Angelical custody doth not extenuate, but extol Gods goodness and Greatness towards us: for this is but the execution of his high & holy