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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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4. There is a way directly cross to love: which neither obeys God, for love keeps the commandments; nor comforts man, for love hath compassion on the distressed. These have feet swift enough, but pswift to shed blood. Destruction and misery are in their ways. They are in qZedekiah's case: both their eyes are put out, and their feet lamed with the captive chains of Satan; so easily carried down to his infernal Babylon.
4. There is a way directly crosse to loue: which neither obeyes God, for loue keepes the commandements; nor comforts man, for loue hath compassion on the distressed. These haue feete swift enough, but pswift to shed bloud. Destruction and miserie are in their wayes. They are in qZedechiahs case: both their eyes are put out, and their feete lamed with the captiue chaines of Satan; so easily carried downe to his infernall Babilon.
These are they that rdevour a man and his heritage. Therefore Christ calls their riches, not [Greek or Hebrew], but [Greek or Hebrew]; things without them, as if they had swallowed them down into their bowels. The phrase is used by Job