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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.
Sociable
It is also: for it is never out of company; never out of the best company. The delight thereof is with the Saints that are in earth, and with the excellent. The ⟨p. 131⟩1two main objects of Envy are Highness, and Nighness: the envious man cannot endure another above him, another near him: the envious man loves no neighbour. But contrarily love doth the more heartily honour those that are higher, and embrace those that are nigher: and cannot want society, so long as there is a Communion of Saints. Love is the way you hear; our
It is also: for it is neuer out of company; never out of the best company. The delight thereof is with the Saynts that are in earth, and with the excellent. The ⟨p. 131⟩1two maine obiects of Enuie are Highnesse, and Nighnesse: the enuious man cannot endure another aboue him, another neare him: the envious man loues no neighbour. But contrarily loue doth the more heartily honour those that are higher, and embrace those that are nigher: and cannot want societie, so long as there is a Communion of Saints. Loue is the way you heare; our