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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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Th•se are two m•ine motives to watchfulness. First our Landlord is ready to come for his rent. Secondly our enemy is ready to assault ou• fort. And let me add; the Ten• we dwell in is so weak and ruinous, that it is […] ready to drop down about our ears. He that dwell• in a rotten […] house, dares ⟨p. 197⟩scarce sleep in a tempestuous night. Our bodies are earthly decayed, or at least decaying Tabernacles: every little disease like a storm, totters us. They were indeed at first strong cities: but we then by sin made them forts of rebels. Whereupon our offended Liege sent his Sergeant death, to arrest us of high treason. And though for his mercies sake in Christ he pardoned our sins, yet he suffers us no more to have such strong houses: but lets us dwell in thatched cottages▪ paper walls, mortal bodies.
Th•se are two m•ine motiues to watchfullnes. First our Landlord is ready to come for his rent. Secondly our enemy is ready to assault ou• fort. And let me adde; the Ten• we dwell in is so weake and ruinous, that it is 〈…〉 readie to drop downe about our eares. Hee that dwell• in a rotten 〈…〉 house, dares ⟨p. 197⟩scarce sleepe in a tempestuous night. Our bodies are earthly decayed, or at least decaying Tabernacles: euerie little disease like a storme, totters vs. They were indeed at first strong cities: but we then by sinne made them forts of rebells. Whereupon our o•ended Liege sent his Sariant death, to arrest vs of high treason. And though for his mercies sake in Christ he pardoned our sinnes, yet he suffers vs no more to haue such strong houses: but lets vs dwell in thack'd cottages paper walles, mortall bodies.