A01956:1971
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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2. To enlarge their joys, when they shall find again the consolation, which they thought lost. Defiderata diù […] veni•t. What we much wished before it came, we truly love when it is come. Our Lady had ⟨p. 330⟩lost our Lord. Luk. 2. three days: who can express the joy of her soul when she found him! She rejoiced not only as a Mother finding her Sun; but as a sinner finding her Saviour. Jucundè obtinetur, quod diù detinetur. What was detained from us with grief, must needs be obtained of us with joy.
2. To enlarge their ioyes, when they shall finde againe the consolation, which they thought lost. Defiderata diù 〈…〉 veni•t. What we much wished before it came, we truely loue when it is come. Our Lady had ⟨p. 330⟩lost our Lord. Luk. 2. three dayes: who can expresse the ioy of her soule when shee found him! Shee reioyced not onely as a Mother finding her Sunne; but as a sinner finding her Sauiour. Iucundè obtinetur, quod diù detinetur. What was detained from vs with griefe, must needs be obtained of vs with ioy.
3. To try, whether we will serve God gratis; and be constant in his obedience, though we find no present recompense. Satan objects that against Job, Pro nihilo? Doth Job fear God for nought. Thus put to the Test, 1whether our service proceed from some other oblique respect; or merely out of love to God: when nothing but smart is presented to our instant sense.