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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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Let us not say of this blessing, as Lot of Zoar; Is it not a little one? nor be weary of Manna with Israel: lest GODS voice grow dumb unto us, and (to our woe) we hear it speak no more. No, rather let our hearts answer with Samuel; bSpeak Lord, for thy servants hear. If we will not hear him say to our souls, I am your salvation: we shall hear him say, Depart from me, I know you not. So saith wisdom; cBecause I have called, and ye refused: I will therefore laugh at your calamity, and mock when your fear cometh. The gallant promiseth himself many years, and in them all to rejoice: he thinks of Preachers, as the Devil said of CHRIST; that we come to torment him before his time. Well then, Rejoice saith GOD: dLet thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth. But ironice, he mocks when he says so. Now quod Deus loquitur ridens, tu lege lacrymans: What God speaks laughing, do thou read lamenting. If God once laughs, it is high time for us to weep: They will not hear God when he preacheth ⟨p. 342⟩in their health: God will not hear them when they pray in their sickness. They would not hearken to him in the Pulpit, nor he to them on their death bed.
Let vs not say of this blessing, as Lot of Zoar; Is it not a litle one? nor bee weary of Manna with Israel: lest GODS voyce grow dumbe vnto vs, and (to our woe) wee heare it speake no more. No, rather let our hearts answere with Samuel; bSpeake Lord, for thy seruants heare. If wee will not heare him say to our soules, I am your saluation: wee shall heare him say, Depart from mee, I know you not. So sayth wisedome; cBecause I haue called, and yee refused: I will therefore laugh at your calamitie, and mocke when your feare commeth. The gallant promiseth himselfe many yeares, and in them all to reioyce: hee thinkes of Preachers, as the Deuill sayd of CHRIST; that we come to torment him before his time. Well then, Reioyce sayth GOD: