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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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3. Obedience: this foot must be continually used: all the days of thy life must thou travel in the ways of God with this foot. It knows and keeps Celerity, Integrity, Constancy.
3. Obedience: this foote must be continually vsed: all the dayes of thy life must thou trauell in the wayes of God with this foote. It knowes and keeps Celeritie, Integritie, Constancie.
Celerity. tI will run the way of thy commandments. It makes hast, knowing that God will not be pleased with halting obedience: or with that zeal, that only goes a Parliament-pace. The Cripple was carried to the Temple: God loves not such limping zeal, that is ⟨p. 223⟩2carried to Church on two Crutches, Law & Custom: but that which with Peter and John, runs to the place where Christ is. But it is God, that amaketh our feet like the feet of hinds.
Celeritie. tI will runne the way of thy commandements. It makes hast, knowing that God will not bee pleased with halting obedience: or with that zeale, that onely goes a Parliament-pace. The Creeple was carried to the Temple: God loues not such limping zeale, that is ⟨p. 223⟩2carried to Church on two Crutches, Law & Custome: but that which with Peter and Iohn, runs to the place where Christ is. But it is God, that a