A01956:1985
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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Are we cast out in exile; our backs to our native home, all the worlds our way. Whether can we go from God? aWhether shall I go from thy face? or whether shall I fly from thy presence? If I ascend, &c. That exile would be strange, that could separate us from God. I speak not of those poor and common comforts; that in all Lands and coasts, it is his Sun that shines; his elements of earth or water that bears us, his air we breath. But of that special privilege, that his gracious presence is ever with us: that no sea is so broad, as to divide us from his favour: that wheresoever we feed, he is our host: wheresoever we rest, the wings of his blessed providence are stretched over us. Let my soul ⟨p. 335⟩be sure of this, though the whole world be traitors to me.
Are we cast out in exile; our backes to our natiue home, all the worlds our way. Whether can we goe from God? aWhether shall I goe from thy face? or whether shall I flie from thy presence? If I ascend, &c. That exile would be strange, that could separate vs from God. I speake not of those poore and common comforts; that in all Lands and coasts, it is his Sunne that shines; his elements of earth or water that beares vs, his aire we breath. But of that speciall priuiledge, that his gracious presence is euer with vs: that no sea is so broad, as to deuide vs from his fauour: that wheresoeuer we feed, he is our host: wheresoeuer we rest, the wings of his blessed prouidence are stretched ouer vs. Let my soule ⟨p. 335⟩be sure of this, though the whole world be traytors to me.