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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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1. Debate is like Fire; for as that of all elements, so this of all passions, is most violent. The earth is huge, yet we walk quietly on it; it suffers our ploughs to rend up the entrails of it; to teach us patience. The air is copious, yet admits our respiration. The waters boisterous, yet sail we upon them, against them. But Fire, especially getting the upper hand, is unmercifully raging: it left nothing behind, to witness the former happiness of Sodom. The worlds last destruction, shall be by aFire: and God useth that, of all elements, to express the very torments of hell; adding bBrimstone to it. To this is the anger of God likened; cOur God is even a consuming fire. So doth debate exceed all passions: floods of correction, can quench the turbulent an fiery spirit which is dset on fire of hell. Only one extreme may drive out another; as we hold our burnt finger to the fire, by a new heat to extract the former. eSo the fire of grace only must draw out the Fire of debate; or send it to the everlasting ffire to purge it.
1. Debate is like Fire; for as that of all elements, so this of all passions, is most violent. The earth is huge, yet we walke quietly on it; it suffers our ploughes to rend vp the entrals of it; to teach vs patience. The aire is copious, yet admits our respiration. The waters boystrous, yet sayle we vpon them, against them. But Fire, especially getting the vpper hand, is vnmercifully raging: it left nothing behind, to witnesse the former happynes of Sodome. The worlds last destruction, shall be by aFire: and God vseth that, of all elements, to expresse the very torments of hell; adding b