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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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The object or place of our arrival is described by many ⟨p. 4⟩excellent and honourable titles. First, it is called a Mount: but is there so much happiness in that? Feriunt summos 1fulgura montes: the highest Mountains are most danger'd to the violences of Heaven. ver. 18. There was a Mount burning with fire. This is no Mountain of danger, or terror, but Zion: safe, pleasant, delightful Zion; the joy of the whole earth, the beloved of GOD: the John that leaned on the bosom of Christ. pThe Lord loves the gates of Zion better then all the dwellings of Jacob. But though a Mount, though Mount Zion, yet it might be a solitary and unfrequented Hill: like that whereunto qthe Devil took Christ, and showed him the kingdoms of the world: where a man can only see glory, not enjoy it. Or like that mount rNebo, or top of Pisgah, whereon Moses might only stand, and behold the Land of Canaan.
The obiect or place of our arriual is described by many ⟨p. 4⟩excellent and honourable titles. First, it is called a Mount: but is there so much happinesse in that? Feriunt summos 1fulgura montes: the highest Mountaines are most danger'd to the violences of Heauen. ver. 18. There was a Mount burning with fire. This is no Mountaine of danger, or terror, but Sion: safe, pleasant, delightfull Sion; the ioy of the whole earth, the beloued of GOD: the Iohn that leaned on the bosome of Christ. pThe Lord loues the gates of Sion better then all the dwellings of Iacob. But though a Mount, though Mount Sion, yet it might be a solitary and vnfrecuented Hill: like that whereunto q