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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
The second Sermon. › Our selves.The second Sermon. › Our selues.
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Thus in particular: if we confer the right hand with the left, we shall generally learn
Thus in particular: if we conferre the right hand with the left, we shall generally learne
1. That both Gods hands are giving: it is enough if man give with one hand; but the Lord sets both his hands a doling his Alms of mercy. Nemo tuarum unam vincet utraque manu. No man can do so much with both hands, as GOD with one hand, with one finger. He hath Manum plenam, extensam, expansam; hand full, not empty: so full that it can never be emptied with giving. Innumerable are the drops in the sea yet if one be taken out, it hath (though insensibly) so much the less: but Gods goodness can suffer no diminution, for it is infinite. Men are sparing in their bounty, because the more they give, the less they have: but Gods hand is ever full, though it ever disperse: and the filling of many cisterns is no abatement to his ever running fountain. Our prayers ⟨p. 279⟩[…] ⟨p. 280⟩[…] ⟨p. 281⟩therefore are well directed thither for blessings; whence though we receive never so much, we leave no less behind. Let this master of Requests in heaven have all our suites: we are sure either to receive what we ask, or what we should ask.
1. That both Gods hands are giuing: it is enough if man giue with one hand; but the Lord settes both his handes a doling his Almes of mercie. Nemo tuarum vnam vincet vtraque manu. No man can doe so much with both handes, as GOD with one hand, with one finger. Hee hath Manum plenam, extensam, expansam; hand full, not emptie: so full that it can neuer be emptied with giuing. Innumerable are the drops in the sea yet if one be taken out, it hath (though insensibly) so much the lesse: but Gods goodnesse can suffer no diminution, for it is infinite. Men are sparing in their bountie, because the more they giue, the lesse they haue: but Gods hand is euer full, though it euer disperse: and the filling of many cisternes is no abatement to his euer running fountaine. Our prayers