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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 to us a singular document of Wisdom, to look well to our Head. Christ is our Head; and the sinews and nerves that knit us to him, is our Faith and Hope: let us preserve these indanted, endamaged. We fight against an enemy, that seeks especially to wound us there. He strikes indeed at every place: he ⟨p. 190⟩hath, saith Jerome, no•ina mille, mille nocendi arts: therefore Paul chargeth us to ePut on the whole armour of God, that we may be able to stand against all the w•les of the Devil: but especially the head. fAbove all take the shield of Faith, and the Helmet of salvation: save the Head. Protect all parts, if it be poss•le: let not oppression wound thee in the hand, nor blasphemy in the tongue, nor wantonness in the eye, nor covetousness in the heart: but howsoever shield thy head: loose not thy hope of salvation, thy faith in Jesus Christ.
This is to vs a singular document of Wisedome, to looke well to our Head. Christ is our Head; and the sinewes and nerues that knitte vs to him, is our Faith and Hope: let vs preserue these indanted, indamaged. We fight against an enemie, that seekes especially to wound vs there. He strikes indeed at euery place: he ⟨p. 190⟩hath, sayth Ierome, no•ina mille, mille nocendi artes: therefore Paul chargeth vs to ePut on the whole armour of God, that we may be able to stand against all the w•les of the Deuill: but especially the head. fAboue all take the shield of Faith, and the Helmet of saluation: saue the Head. Protect all parts, if it be poss•le: let not oppression wound thee in the hand, nor blasphemie in the tongue, nor wantonnes in the eye, nor couetousnesse in the heart: but howsoeuer shield thy head: loose not thy hope of saluation, thy faith in Iesus Christ.