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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. As a little spark grows to a great flame so a small debate often proves a great rent. aBehold how great a matter a little fire kindleth. The wind at first a small vapour, yet gets such strength in going, that it over-turns trees and towers. bA back-biting tongue hath pulled down strong cities, and overthrown the houses of great men. War is compared to fire. Numb. 21. A fire is gone out of Heshbon, and a flame from the city of Sihon: it hath 3consumed Ar of Moab, and the Lords of the high places of Arnon. But contention runs like wild-fire; so furious a pace, that nothing but blood can extinguish it.
3. As a litle sparke growes to a great flame so a small debate often proues a great rent. aBehold how great a matter a litle fire kindleth. The wind at first a small vapour, yet gets such strength in going, that it ouer-turnes trees and towers. bA back-biting tongue hath pulled downe strong citties, and ouerthrowne the houses of great men. Warre is compared to fire. Numb. 21. A fire is gone out of Heshbon, and a flame from the citie of Sihon: it hath 3consumed Ar of Moab, and the Lords of the high places of Arnon. But contention runs like wild-fire; so furious a pace, that nothing but bloud can extinguish it.