A01956:1983
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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There is no potion of misery so embittered with gall, ⟨p. 334⟩but this can sweeten it with a comfortable relish. When enemies assault us, get us under, triumph over us, imagining that salvation it self cannot save us: what is our comfort? Novi in quem credidi, I know whom I have believed; I am sure the Lord will not forsake me. Deficit panis? thou wantest bread; God is thy bread of life. We want a pillow: God is our sresting place. We may be Sine veste, non sine fide; sine cibo, non sine Christo: sine Domo, non sine Domino. Without apparell, not without faith: without meat, not without Christ: without a house, never without the Lord. What state can there be, wherein the stay of this heavenly assurance gives us not peace and joy?
There is no potion of miserie so embittered with gall, ⟨p. 334⟩but this can sweeten it with a cofortable rellish. When enemies assault vs, get vs vnder, triumph ouer vs, imagining that saluation it selfe cannot saue vs: what is our comfort? Noui in quem credidi, I know whom I haue beleeued; I am sure the Lord will not forsake me. Deficit panis? thou wantest bread; God is thy bread of life. We want a pillow: God is our sresting place. We may be Sine veste, non sine fide; sine cibo, non sine Christo: sine Domo, non sine Domino. Without apparell, not without faith: without meate, not without Christ: without a house, neuer without the Lord. What state can there be, wherein the stay of this heauenly assurance giues vs not peace and ioy?
- sPsal. 32. 7. Fulgent.