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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. › To seek.THE LOST ARE FOVND. › To seeke.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Let this teach us, not to hide our selves from him. Wretched men, guilty of their own eternal loss, that will not be found of Christ when he seeks them. How shall they at the last day ostand with confidence before him, that at this day run from him? If we will not be found to be sanctified, we cannot ⟨p. 301⟩be found to be glorified. Paul pdesires to be found in Christ: in Christ found, for without Christ ever lost qThose that thou gavest me, I have kept; and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition. Woe to that man, when Christ shall return with a Non inuentus. What can the shepherd do but seek? nolunt inueniri; they will not be found. What the charmer but charm? Nolunt incantari, they will not be charmed. What the Suitor but woo? nolunt desponsari, they will not be espoused to Christ. What the Ambassador but beseech? Nolunt exorari they will not be entreated. What then remains? rHe that will be unjust, let him be unjust still: and he that will be filthy, let him be filthy still. If we will not be found of him when he seeks us, he will not be found of us when we seek him. sThey shall seek me early, but they shall not find me. Quaesitus contemnet, qui quarens contemnitur. He was despised when he sought, and will despise when he is sought to.
Let this teach vs, not to hide our selues from him. Wretched men, guiltie of their owne eternall losse, that will not bee found of Christ when hee seekes them. How shall they at the last day ostand with confidence before him, that at this day runne from him? If we will not be found to bee sanctified, wee cannot ⟨p. 301⟩be found to be glorified. Paul