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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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O the insatiable gulf of that Sea! God grant, that none of that infection ever come over amongst the ministers of the Gospel. There is nothing more absurd, then that those which teach others to seek the kingdom ⟨p. 121⟩of heaven, and to despise the world; should be found to embrace the world with the neglect of heaven.
O the insatiable gulfe of that Sea! God grant, that none of that infection euer come ouer amongst the ministers of the Gospell. There is nothing more absurd, then that those which teach others to seeke the kingdome ⟨p. 121⟩of heauen, and to despise the world; should be found to embrace the world with the neglect of heauen.
These are the general fires this malicious Incendiary kindles. There are also too particular and special, which he inflameth in private mens hearts: whereby he prepossesseth them with a prejudicial dises•mation of the Gospel, for causes either direct, or oblique. Directly for it self, or obliquely and by consequence for private ends.
These are the generall fires this malicious Incendiary kindles. There are also too particular and speciall, which he enflameth in priuate mens hearts: whereby he prepossesseth them with a preiudiciall dises•mation of the Gospell, for causes either direct, or oblique. Directly for it selfe, or obliquely and by consequence for priuate ends.