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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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2. From the latter words; Through fire and water, observe; that the children of God must not expect a gentle and soft entertainment in this world, but hard exigents; when to fly from their enemies they are fain to pass through fire and water. Affliction for the Gospel is called by Paul, the marks of the Lord Jesus. The world often 1sets a man, as those three servants of God were set in Daniels Prophecy. On the one side a harmony of sweet 2music, the Cornet, Flute, &c. on the other side a burning furnace, heat above ordinary seven times. Worship ⟨p. 184⟩the Idol, and enjoy the delight of music: not worship it, and be cast into the fiery oven. Join with the world in his ungodly customs, and the world will love, feast, tickle your ears with music. Separate your selves, and it will hate you, Joh. 15. If you were of the world, the world would love his own: but because I have chosen you out of the 3world, therefore the world hateth you. Thou shalt be like Abraham's Ram, tied in a bush of thorns; from which thou canst not extricate thy self, till thou be made a sacrifice.4
2. From the latter words; Through fire and water, obserue; that the children of God must not expect a gentle and soft entertainment in this world, but hard exigents; when to flie from their enemies they are faine to passe through fire and water. Affliction for the Gospell is called by Paul, the markes of the Lord Iesus. The world often 1sets a man, as those three seruants of God were set in Daniels Prophecie. On the one side a harmony of sweet 2musike, the Cornet, Flute, &c. on the other side a burning furnace, hette aboue ordinary seuen times. Worship ⟨p. 184⟩