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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 LOST ARE FOUND. › Is come.THE LOST ARE FOVND. › Is come.
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Is come.
Is Christ come to us, and shall not we come to him? Doth the Son of God come to the Sons of ⟨p. 299⟩men, and do the Sons of men scorn to come to the Son of God? Proud dust, wilt thou not meet thy maker? If any ask; fWhether is thy beloved gone? that we may seek him with thee. The Church answers; gMy beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather Lilies. You shall have him in his Garden, the Congregation of the faithful. Wheresoever a number is gathered together in his Name. Behold, Venit ad limina virtus, Manna lies at your thresholds; will you not go forth and gather it? The Bridegroom is come, will you not make merry with him? The nice piece of dust; like Idolatrous Jeroboam, cries, the Church is too far off, the journey too long to Christ. He came all that long way from heaven to earth for us, and is a mile too tedious to go to him? Go too, seed, ede, perde; sit still, eat thy meat, and destroy thy self: who shall blame the justice of thy condemnation.
Is Christ come to vs, and shall not wee come to him? Doth the Sonne of God come to the Sonnes of ⟨p. 299⟩men, and doe the Sonnes of men scorne to come to the Sonne of God? Proud dust, wilt thou not meet thy maker? If any aske; fWhether is thy beloued gone? that wee may seeke him with thee. The Church answers; gMy beloued is gone downe into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather Lillies. You shall haue him in his Garden, the Congregation of the faithfull. Wheresoeuer a number is gathered together in his Name. Behold, Venit ad limina virtus, Manna lies at your thresholds; will you not goe forth and gather it? The Bridegrome is come, will you not make merrie with him? The nice piece of dust; like Idolatrous Ieroboam, cryes, the Church is too farre off, the iourney too long to Christ. Hee came all that long way from heauen to earth for vs, and is a mile too tedious to goe to him? Goe too, sede, ede, perde; sit still, eate thy meate, and destroy thy selfe: who shall blame the iustice of thy condemnation.