A01956:1890
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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4. A fourth loosing place is the multitude of new and strange ways: wherein men wander, as Saul after his Asses, and are lost. There is a way to Rome, a way to Amsterdam: a way to the silliness of ignorance, a way to the fullness of arrogance. None of all these is the way to Zion. In the multitude of ways multitude of souls loose themselves.
4. A fourth loosing place is the multitude of new and strange wayes: wherein men wander, as Saul after his Asses, and are lost. There is a way to Rome, a way to Amsterdam: a way to the sillinesse of ignorance, a way to the fullennesse of arrogancie. None of all these is the way to Sion. In the multitude of wayes multitude of soules loose themselues.
5. Lastly some are lost in the dark vault of ignorance; applauding themselves in their blindness, and like Bats refusing the Sun-shine. They have an kAltar, but it is Ignoto Deo, to an unknown God. Like the Host of the King of Syria, they are blind, and lost betwixt lDothan and Samaria. They may grope (as the Sodomites) for the door of heaven: but let not the Pope make them believe, that they can find it blind-fold. Ignorance is not Gods Star-chamber of light; but the Devils vault of darkness. By that doctrine Antichrist fills hell, and his own coffers. The light that must bring us out, is Jesus Christ: mWhich lighteth every man that cometh into the world. And his nWord is a la•pe unto our feet, and a light unto our paths.
5. Lastly some are lost in the darke vault of ignorance; applauding themselues in their blindnes, and like Bats refusing the Sun-shine. They haue an