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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The Fuel.
The Fewell.
Whereon this fire works, is the good Profession of the godly. So the rulers against dDaniel in causa Dei sui: because of his Religion. Psal. 59. The mighty are ⟨p. 98⟩2gathered against me, not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Lord. They persecuted us, not because they find evil in us, but because they cannot find evil in us. They run and prepare themselves against me, without my fault. Without fault? it is fault enough in their judgement, because we serve the Lord. eThey speak evil of us, because we run not with them to the same excess of riot. If we will not communicate with their vicious customs, we shall participate of their raging cruelties. Against Israel, yea because it is Israel, do they consult: fCome let us cut off them from being a Nation: that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance. For this cause was the Babylonian fire kindled against those three servants of God; and the same cause moved mystical Babylon to burn our Martyrs in England. If they would have turned to Idols and Images, the fire had been put out. We would not, could not yield to their superstitions, therefore the Fire burned.
Whereon this fire workes, is the good Profession of the godly. So the rulers against dDaniell in causa Dei sui: because of his Religion.