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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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I am loth to give you a bitter farewell, or to conclude with a menace. I see I cannot, by the times leave, drink to you any deeper in this cup of Charity. I will touch it once again, and let every present soul that loves heaven, pledge me. Walk in love
I am loth to giue you a bitter farewell, or to conconclude with a menace. I see I cannot, by the times leaue, drinke to you any deeper in this cup of Charity. I will touch it once againe, and let every present soule that loues heauen, pledge me. Walke in loue
The way to life everlasting is love; and he that keeps the way is sure to come to the end. bWe know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. For this are the works of mercy, charity piety, and pity so much commended in the Scriptures, & by the Fathers, with so high titles: because they are the appointed way, wherein we must walk, and whereby we must work up our own salvation. Therefore the Apostle claps in the neck of good works; claying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life. Thereby we lay the ground of salvation in our consciences and take assured hold of eternal life. He that goes on in ⟨p. 144⟩love, shall come home to life.
The way to life everlasting is loue; and hee that keepes the way is sure to come to the end. bWe knowe that we haue passed from death to life, because we loue the brethren. For this are the workes of mercie, charity piety, and pitty so much commended in the Scriptures, & by the Fathers, with so high titles: because they are the appoynted way, wherein we must walke, and whereby we must worke vp our owne salvation. Therefore the Apostle claps in the necke of good workes;