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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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This is one office of love almost quite forgotten in the world. Our eyes and ears are conscious of many horrid sins, whereof we make also our souls guilty by our silence. Like Chameleons, we turn to the colour of our company. Oppressions that draw blood of the Common-wealth, move us not. Oaths that totter the battlements of heaven, wake us not. O where is our kindness! whilst we do not reprove, we approve these iniquities. bHe is conscious of secret society, that ⟨p. 154⟩forbeareth to resist open iniquity. Thou sayest, it is for loves sake thou sparest reprehension: why, if thou love thy friend, thou wilt gently rebuke his faults. If thou love thy friend never so dearly, yet thou oughtst to love truth more dearly. Let not then the truth of love prejudice the love of truth.
This is one office of loue almost quite forgotten in the world. Our eyes and eares are conscious of many horridsinnes, whereof we make also our soules guiltie by our silence. Like Cameleons, we turne to the colour of our companie. Oppressions that draw bloud of the Common-wealth, moue vs not. Oaths that totter the battlements of heauen, wake vs not. O where is our kindnesse! whilst wee doe not reproue, we approue these iniquities. bHe is conscious of secret societie, that ⟨p. 154⟩forbeareth to resist open iniquitie. Thou sayest, it is for loues sake thou sparest reprehension: why, if thou loue thy friend, thou wilt gently rebuke his faults. If thou loue thy friend neuer so dearly, yet thou oughtst to loue truth more dearly. Let not then the truth of loue preiudice the loue of truth.
- bGreg.