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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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2. That the godly must maintain this fire; for there must be in them no deficiency of fuel. They must hold fast integrity, though this be the matter whereupon this fire works. No peace must be had with them, that have no peace with God: I deny not peace in civill affairs, but in conforming our manners to theirs. For righteousness must not yield to iniquity: Christ must be borne, and being borne must reign, though hHerod rage, and the Devil foam, and all Jerusalem be troubled at it. iDagon must yield to the Ark, not the Ark to Dagon: the ten Tribes come to Judah, ⟨p. 103⟩not Judah go to them: Ishbosheth to David, not David to Ishbosheth.
2. That the godly must maintaine this fire; for there must be in them no deficiencie of fewell. They must hold fast integritie, though this be the matter whereuppon this fire workes. No peace must be had with them, that haue no peace with God: I deny not peace in ciuill affaires, but in conforming our manners to theirs. For righteousnesse must not yeeld to iniquitie: Christ must be borne, and being borne must raigne, though hHerod rage, and the Deuill foame, and all Ierusalem be troubled at it. iDagon must yeeld to the Arke, not the Arke to Dagon: the ten Tribes come to Iudah, ⟨p. 103⟩not Iudah goe to them: Ishbosheth to Dauid, not Dauid to Ishbosheth.