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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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4 Observe that these Saints which arose, are said to have Slept. The death of the godly is often called a Sleep. So it is said of the Patriarchs and Kings of Judah, ⟨p. 67⟩they slept with their fathers. So Paul saith, they dsleep in Christ. The Coffin is a couch; In quo molliùs dormit, qui benè in vita laboravit, wherein he takes good rest, that hath wrought hard in the work of his salvation before he went to bed. Foelix somnus cum requie, requies cum voluptate, voluptas •um aeternitate. It is a sweet sleep that hath peace with rest, rest with pleasure, pleasure with everlastingness. So the godly sleep, till the Sound of a Trumpet shall waken them, and then eternal glory shall receive them.
4 Obserue that these Saints which arose, are sayd to haue Slept. The death of the godly is often called a Sleepe. So it is sayd of the Patriarches and Kings of Iudah, ⟨p. 67⟩they slept with their fathers. So Paul saith, they dsleep in Christ. The Coffin is a couch; In quo molliùs dormit, qui benè in vita laborauit, wherein hee takes good rest, that hath wrought hard in the worke of his saluation before he went to bed. Foelix somnus cum requie, requies cum voluptate, voluptas •um aeternitate. It is a sweete sleepe that hath peace with rest, rest with pleasure, pleasure with euerlastingnes. So the godly sleepe, till the Sound of a Trumpet shall waken them, and then eternall glory shall receiue them.