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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.
Now, sith we are built upon a Mountain, let us know that we are conspicuous; all the world takes notice of us. The faithful are not ordained to live in corners, unobserved: but are set on a Mountain, as examples of goodness to all. fA City that is set on a hill cannot be hid. God meant you notable, take heed you become not notorious. As Mount Zion gis the joy of the whole earth, so it is the light of the whole earth. If that light become darkness, how great, & how greatly to be condemned is that darkness? This was that great exception God took against Israel, that hthrough them his Name (which should have been honoured) was blasphemed among the Gentiles. You are founded on a Mountain, therefore ihave your conversation honest among men, that by your good works which they behold, they may glorify God in the day of visitation.
Now, sith we are built vpon a Mountaine, let vs know that we are conspicuous; all the world takes notice of vs. The faithfull are not ordained to liue in corners, vnobserued: but are set on a Mountaine, as examples of goodnesse to all. fA Citie that is set on a hill cannot be hid. God meant you notable, take heed you become not notorious. As Mount Sion gis the ioy of the whole earth, so it is the light of the whole earth. If that light become darknesse, how great, & how greatly to be condemned is that darknesse? This was that great exception God tooke against Israel, that hthrough them his Name (which should haue beene honoured) was blasphemed among the Gentiles. You are founded on a Mountaine, therefore ihaue your conuersation honest among men, that by your good works which they behold, they may glorifie God in the day of visitation.