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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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It is expansa, not a shut hand, but open, qThou openest thy hand, and fillest all things living with plenteousness. rGod gives richly, saith Paul. Man is poor, ⟨p. 282⟩because he is a creature: the very name of creature infers poverty: it implies a receiving of all. Quid habes quod non accepisti? The Creator hath the possession of all, and the disposition of all, at his own pleasure. sEvery good gift, and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of Lights. Bread in the Lords prayer is called Ours; Give us this day our daily bread: tbut ne putetur a nobis, dicimus da nobis: lest we should imagine it our own from our selves, we are taught daily to beg it of our father in heaven, whose it is. It is the Lords hand that barreth the gates of our cities, that filleth our garners with plenty, that 5sets peace about our walls, and prosperity in our palaces; that blesseth our goings out, and comings in; even all the works of our hands.
It is expansa, not a shut hand, but open, qThou openest thy hand, and fillest all things liuing with plenteousnesse. rGod giues richly, sayth Paul. Man is poore, ⟨p. 282⟩because hee is a creature: the very nam• of creature inferres pouertie: it implies a receiuing of all. Quid habes quod non accepisti? The Creator hath the possession of all, and the disposition of all, at his own pleasure. s