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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
THE HAPPINESS OF THE CHURCH. › Mount Zion.THE HAPPINES OF THE CHVRCH. › Mount Sion.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The mountain of worldly confidence hath not more strength of defending against the assaults of men, then danger of exposing to the violences of heaven. Here is the difference betwixt the worldlings building, and the Christians.
The mountaine of worldly confidence hath not more strength of defending against the assaults of men, then danger of exposing to the violences of heauen. Heere is the difference betwixt the worldlings building, and the Christians.
1. They think themselves only to build high, aspiring to an equality with mountains: and as low builders, poor, dejected, and rejected creatures. But indeed they build low, for all sublunary things are low buildings, only he that builds on this Mount Zion, builds high and sure; when all oppositions, and adversary forces have done their worst, he stands firm alike Mount Zion, which ⟨p. 10⟩cannot be removed, but abideth fast for ever.
1. They thinke themselues onely to build high, aspiring to an equality with mountaines: and as low builders, poore, deiected, and reiected creatures. But indeed they build low, for all sublunary things are low buildings, onely he that builds on this Mount Sion, builds high and sure; when all oppositions, and aduersary forces haue done their worst, he stands firme alike Mount Sion, which ⟨p. 10⟩cannot be remoued, but abideth fast for euer.