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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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This is matter of comfort to us: here the world condemns the godly: therefore they shall have a time of absolving. When that General Session comes, kthen look up, and lift up your heads, for your redemption draweth nigh. There is no mercy to be had in this world, for the wicked themselves are accusers, witnesses, judges: but at that day a poor mans case will be heard. Therefore lthe poor committeth himself unto thee, for thou art the helper of the fatherless. Christ vvill take the cause into his own hand. mThe souls under the Altar cry with a loud voice; How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth! Yes, it is fit every one should have a day of hearing. This is theirs, that shall be ours: nThe righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance. Rejoice? yes, they have no charity to us on earth, we must have no charity to them in hell.
This is matter of comfort to vs: heere the world condemns the godly: therefore they shall haue a time of absoluing. When that Generall Session comes, kthen looke vp, and lift vp your heads, for your redemption draweth nye. There is no mercy to be had in this vvorld, for the wicked themselues are accusers, witnesses, iudges: but at that day a poore mans case will be heard. Therefore lthe poore committeth himselfe vnto thee, for thou art the helper of the fatherlesse. Christ vvill take the cause into his own hand. mThe soules vnder the Altar cry with a loud voyce; How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not iudge and auenge our bloud on them that dwell on the earth! Yes, it is fit euery one should haue a day of hearing. This is theirs, that shall be ours: n