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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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To the godly riches are never so dear, but they can be content to forgo them. They receive them at Gods hands with much thankfulness, and they loose them with much patience. When God takes ought from us, he does us no wrong. Retrahit sua, non abstrahit nostra: 1he doth but take back his own, not take away ours. So Job. gThe Lord hath given, and the Lord hath taken away. The Lord giveth, therefore he may take away. Yea faith says; Lord, take all, so thou give me thy self. hWe have left all, and followed thee; saith Peter. Nos sequamur Christum, caetera sequentur nos. Let us follow Christ, other things shall follow us. But if they do not, it is gain enough to have Christ. He is too covetous ⟨p. 271⟩whom the Lord Jesus cannot satisfy. We may loose divitias Dei, but never Deum divitiarum. We may be forsaken of these riches of God, but never of the God of riches. Amittamus omnia, dum habeamus habentem omnia. Let us loose all, so we have him that hath all.
To the godly riches are neuer so deare, but they can be content to forgoe them. They receiue them at Gods hands with much thankfulnesse, and they loose them with much patience. When God takes ought from vs, he does vs no wrong. Retrahit sua, non abstrahit nostra: 1he doth but take backe his owne, not take away ours. So Iob. gThe Lord hath giuen, and the Lord hath taken away. The Lord giueth, therefore hee may take away. Yea faith sayes; Lord, take all, so thou giue me thy selfe. hWe haue left all, and followed thee; sayth Peter. Nos sequamur Christum, caetera sequentur nos. Let vs follow Christ, other thinges shall follow vs. But if they doe not, it is gaine enough to haue Christ. He is too couetous ⟨p. 271⟩