A01956:1992
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
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.
Say unto my soul.
Say vnto my soule.
Say: but is God a man? hath he a tongue? how doth David desire him to speak? That God who made the ear, shall not he hear? he that made the eye, shall not •e see? he that made the tongue, shall not he speak? He that sees without eyes, and hears without ears, and walks without feet, and works without hands, can speak without a tongue. Now God may be said to speak diverse ways
Say: but is God a man? hath he a tongue? how doth Dauid desire him to speake? That God who made the eare, shall not he heare? he that made the eye, shall not •e see? he that made the tongue, shall not he speake? He that sees without eyes, and heares without eares, and walkes without feete, and workes without hands, can speake without a tongue. Now God may be sayd to speake diuerse wayes
1. God hath spoken to some-by his own voice. To Adam; vocem audiverunt: they heard the ivoice of God &c. To Israel. kThe Lord spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words but saw no similitude: only you heard a voice. To Christ: lI here came a voice from heaven, saying: I have both glorified it, and I will glorify it. This S. Peter testifies.