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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
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.
To whom.
To God; he is the best Keeper. Adam had his Salvation in his own hands, he could not keep it. Esau had his Birth-right in his own hands, he could not keep it. The Prodigal had his Patrimony in his own hands, he could not keep it. If our Soul were left in our own hands, we could not keep it. The world is a false keeper; let the soul run to riot, he will go with it. The Devil is a Churlish keeper, he labours to keep the soul from salvation. The Body is a brittle & inconstant keeper; every sickness opens the door, and lets it out. God only is the sure keeper. mYour life is hid with Christ in God. This was Davids confidence; nThou art my hiding place, thou shalt keep me. The Jewels given to thy little children, thou wilt not trust them with but keep them thy self. O Lord keep thou our only one, do thou oRescue our soul from destructions, our Darling from the Lyons. Trust us not with our own souls: we shall pass them away for an Apple, as Adam did: for a morsel of meat, as Esau did: for the love of a harlot; as that Prodigal did. Lord do thou keep our Souls.
To God; he is the best Keeper. Adam had his Saluation in his owne hands, hee could not keepe it. Esau had his Birth-right in his owne hands, hee could not keepe it. The Prodigall had his Patrimonie in his owne hands, he could not keepe it. If our Soule were left in our own hands, we could not keepe it. The world is a false keeper; let the soule runne to ryot, hee will goe with it. The Deuill is a Churlish keeper, he labours to keepe the soule from saluatiō. The Body is a brittle & inconstant keeper; euery sicknes opens the doore, and lets it out. God onely is the sure keeper. mYour life is hid with Christ in God. This was Dauids confidence;