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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. By hindering all those that have a commission to preach it. Zach. 3. He showed me Joshua the high Priest 1standing before the Angel of the Lord; and Satan standing at his right hand to resist •m. A door is opened, but there are many adversaries: saith •he Apostle. Will you hear the principal adversary? We would have come unto you (even 2I Paul) once and again: but Satan hindered us. The good minister hath no adversary in his calling, but he is of the devils raising. And herein he is either a wolf or a fox; effecting this either by open prevention, or secret perversion.
2. By hindring all those that haue a commission to preach it. Zach. 3. He shewed me Ioshua the high Priest 1standing before the Angell of the Lord; and Satan standing at his right hand to resist •m. A dore is opened, but there are many aduersaries: sayth •he Apostle. Will you heare the principall aduersarie? We would haue come vnto you (euen 2I Paul) once and againe: but Satan hindered vs. The good minister hath no aduersarie in his calling, but he is of the deuils raising. And herein he is either a wolfe or a foxe; effecting this either by open preuention, or secret peruersion.