A01956:1633
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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Constancy: it is ever travelling, though through many hindrances. It hath a heavy load of flesh to burden it, and make every step tedious, yet it goes. Cares for family, troubles of contentious neighbours, frowning of great adversaries, malicious turbulency of the world; all offer to stay it, but it goes on. As if it had received the Apostles Commission, Salute none of these Remora's by the way; it resteth not till it see the salvation of God. The Lord edelivers the feet from falling, that it may walk before God in the light of the living.
Constancie: it is euer trauelling, though through many hindrances. It hath a heauy load of flesh to burden it, and make euery step tedious, yet it goes. Cares for family, troubles of contentious neighbours, frowning of great aduersaries, malicious turbulencie of the world; all offer to stay it, but it goes on. As if it had receiued the Apostles Commission, Salute none of these Remora's by the way; it resteth not till it see the saluation of God. The Lord edeliuers the feete from falling, that it may walke before God in the light of the living.
3 We must not return back to Herod. Why not to Herod? He was a fit type of the Devil: and they that are recovered and escaped from him, should not fall back into his clutches. The Devil is like Herod, both for his subtlety and cruelty. The Herods were all dissemblers, all cruel. There was Herod Ascalonita, Herod Antipas, and Herod Agrippa: all cruel in the butchering of Gods Saints. Ascalonita necat pueros, Antipa Johannem, Agrippa Jacobum, mittitque in carcere Petrum. ⟨p. 224⟩