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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. In Purity: nothing is more pleasing to God. It hath the blessing of this life, & of the life to come. Of this life; gTruly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a pure heart. God is good to the whole world with his common benefits, better to Israel with extraordinary blessings, but best of all to the Pure in heart with his saving Graces. Of the life to come: hWho shall stand in Gods holy place? he that hath clean hands, and a pure heart. iBlessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. There is no joy like to this beatifical vision, to see God is the height of happiness. But so shall the wicked; kthey shall see him whom they have pierced. Divines usually distinguish of that ⟨p. 50⟩sight: lThey shall see the Son of man coming in a cloud; they shall see him as man, not as God; as their just Judge, not merciful Saviour.
1. In Puritie: nothing is more pleasing to God. It hath the blessing of this life, & of the life to come. Of this life; gTruly God is good to Israel, euen to such as are of a pure heart. God is good to the whole vvorld with his common benefites, better to Israel with extraordinary blessings, but best of all to the Pure in heart with his sauing Graces. Of the life to come: hWho shall stand in Gods holy place? he that hath cleane hands, and a pure heart. iBlessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Thereis no ioy like to this beatificall vision, to see God is the height of happinesse. But so shall the wicked;