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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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To the ungodly it will be a fearful day. Ignis ubique ⟨p. 137⟩ferox ruptis regnabit habenis: there shall follow an universal dissolution. Downwards go Satan, his angels, and reprobates; howling, and shrieking, & gnashing of teeth: the effect of a most impatient fury: to be bound hand and foot with everlasting chains of darkness. Where fire shall torture, yet give no light: worms gnaw the heart, yet never gnaw in sunder the strings: eternal paines punire, non finire corpora. Small sorrows grow great with continuance: but O misery of miseries, to have torments universal, and withal eternal: not to be endured, yet not to be ended. Upwards goes Christ, the blessed Angels and Saints, singing with melody as never mortal ear heard. The only song which that Quire sung audible to man, was that which the Shepherds heard: fGlory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will towards men. Yet Christ was then coming to suffer: what may we think are those Hallelujahs everlastingly chanted in the Courts of Heaven! we know not, yet we may know one special note, which an universal Quire of all nations, kindred, and tongues; Angels, Elders, All shall sing; gBlessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.
To the vngodly it will be a fearefull day. Ignis vbique ⟨p. 137⟩ferox ruptis regnabit habenis: there shall follow an vniuersall dissolution. Downewards goe Satan, his angels, and reprobates; howling, and shriking, & gnashing of teeth: the effect of a most impatient fury: to be bound hand and foote with euerlasting chaines of darkenesse. Where fire shall torture, yet giue no light: wormes gnaw the heart, yet neuer gnaw in sunder the strings: eternall paines punire, non finire corpora. Small sorrowes grow great with continuance: but O misery of miseries, to haue torments vniuersall, and withall eternall: not to be endured, yet not to be ended. Vpwards goes Christ, the blessed Angels and Saints, singing with melodie as neuer mortall eare heard. The onely song which that Quire sung audible to man, was that which the Shepheards heard: