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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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The second Sermon.
PROV. 3. 16. Length of days is in her right hand: and in her left hand, riches and honour.
PROV. 3. 16. Length of dayes is in her right hand: and in her left hand, riches and honour.
WE are looking into the left hand of Wisdom: and there have found. 1. that Riches and Honour are GODS gifts. 2. That every mans riches and honour are not so; that the mouth of wickedness might be stopped. Therefore to satisfy our own consciences, that they are Gods blessings to us, I observed that they must be. 1. honestly gotten. 2. justly disposed: and that by rendering sincerely that which is due. 1. to God. 2. to Man. 3. to our selves. Duties to others ended my former discourse, I must now begin at
WE are looking into the left hand of Wisedome: and there haue found. 1. that Riches and Honour are GODS gifts. 2. That euery mans riches and honour are not so; that the mouth of wickednes might be stopped. Therefore to satisfie our owne consciences, that they are Gods blessings to vs, I obserued that they must be. 1. honestly gotten. 2. iustly disposed: and that by rendring sincerely that which is due. 1. to God. 2. to Man. 3. to our selues. Duties to others ended my former discourse, I must now beginne at