A01956:1690
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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Neither is this a disparagement to the Majesty of God, as the vain Epicures imagined, curare minima, to regard the least things: but rather an honour, curare infinita, to regard all things. Neither doth this extend only to natural things, chained together by a regular order of succession: but even to casual and contingent things. Oftentimes cùm aliud volumus, aliud agimus; the event crosseth our purpose. Which must content us though it fall out otherwise then we purposed, because God purposed as it is fallen out. It is enough that the thing attain the own end, though it miss ours: that Gods will be done, though ours be crossed.
Neither is this a disparagement to the Maiestie of God, as the vaine Epicures imagined, curare minima, to regard the least things: but rather an honour, curare infinita, to regard all things. Neither doth this extend onely to naturall things, chained together by a regular order of succession: but euen to casuall and contingent things. Oftentimes cùm aliud volumus, aliud agimus; the euent crosseth our purpose. Which must content vs though it fall out otherwise then we purposed, because God purposed as it is falne out. It is enough that the thing attaine the owne end, though it misse ours: that Gods will be done, though ours be crossed.
But let me say; gHath God care of fo•les and flowers, and will he not care for you, his own Image? Yea let me go further; Hath God care of the wicked? Doth he pour down the happy influences of heaven on the hunjust mans ground? And shall the faithful want his blessing? Doth he provide for the Sons of Belial, and shall his own children lack? He may give meat and raiment to the rest, but his bounty to Benjamin shall exceed. If M•b his Wash-pot taste of his benefits, then Judah the signet on his finger cannot be forgotten. The King governs all the Subjects in his Dominions, but his servants that wait in his Court, partake of his most Princely favours. God heals the sores of the very wicked: but if it be told him,