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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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Over us.
Ouer vs.
This argues their malice. It were a token of wilful ⟨p. 169⟩spite for a horseman, in a great rode, to refuse all way, and to ride over a poor traveller. Such is the implacable malice of these persecutors. Esa. 59. Wasting and destruction 1are in their paths: yea, wasting and destruction are their paths. They have fierce looks, and truculent hearts: their very breath is ruin, and every print of their foot vastation. They neither reverence the aged, nor pity the sucking infant: Virgins cannot avoid their rapes, nor women with child their massacres. They go, they run, thy stride, they ride over us.
This argues their malice. It were a token of wilfull ⟨p. 169⟩spight for a horseman, in a great rode, to refuse all way, and to ride ouer a poore traueller. Such is the implacable malice of these persecutors. Esa. 59. Wasting and destruction 1are in their paths: yea, wasting and destruction are their paths. They haue fierce lookes, and truculent hearts: their very breath is ruine, and euery print of their foot vastation. They neyther reuerence the aged, nor pity the sucking infant: Virgins cannot auoid their rapes, nor women with childe their massacres. They goe, they run, thy stride, they ride ouer vs.