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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 God the Judge of all.
To God the Iudge of all.
We have considered the Citizens, let us now look upon the glorious majesty of the King that governs them. Where first let us observe in general, that there shall be a day of Judgement, otherwise to what purpose is there a Judge? If there were no such scoffers, as to say: kWhere is the promise of his coming? For since the Fathers fell asleep: all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation: this observation might well have bin spared. The ⟨p. 98⟩reason to prove it is derived from the justice and goodness of God. lIt is a just thing with God, to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you. And to you who are troubled, rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty Angels. This for the honour of the faithful, and for the horror of reprobates. Here the good man finds the sharpest misery, the evil man sweetest felicity: therefore it is just that there should be a time of changing turns and places. mThe wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright. The rich mans table stood full of delicates, Lazarus lacks crumbs: therefore they must change states; nHe is comforted, and thou art tormented. There is a time to get, and a time to lose: oWoe to you that laugh, for you shall mourn: pBlessed are you that mourn, for you shall rejoice. God shall give the one Fletum pro ris, the other Risum pro fletu: wiping away all tears from their eyes. Rejoice thou irrefragably dissolute, follow the lusts of thy own heart: