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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
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.
Oh for one dram of this respect of Gods house in these days. Shall that place have a principal place in our affections? we would not then think one hour tedious in it, when many years delight us in the Tents of Kedar. This was not Davids opinion. aOne day in thy Court is better then a thousand. Nor grudge at every penny that a Levi taxeth to the Church: as if Tegumen parietibus impositum was enough: bare walls and a cover to keep us from rain: and aliquid ornatus was but superfluous; except it be a cushion and a wainscot seat, for a Gentleman's better ease. The greatest preparation usually against some solemn feast, is but a little fresh straw under the feet; the ordinary allowance for hogs in the sty, or horses in the stable. For other cost, let it be Domus opportuna volu•m, a cage of unclean birds: and so it must be so long as some sacrilegious persons are in it. It was part of the ⟨p. 204⟩Epitaph of King Edgar.
Oh for one dramme of this respect of Gods house in these dayes. Shall that place haue a principall place in our affections? we would not then thinke one houre tedious in it, when many yeares delight vs in the Tents of Kedar. This was not Dauids opinion. aOne day in thy Court is better then a thousand. Nor grudge at euery penny that a Leuy taxeth to the Church: as if Tegumen parietibus impositum was enough: bare walls and a couer to keepe vs from raine: and aliquid ornatus was but superfluous; except it be a cushion and a wainscot seate, for a Gentlemans better ease. The greatest preparation vsually against some solemne feast, is but a little fresh straw vnder the feete; the ordinary allowance for hogs in the stye, or horses in the stable. For other cost, let it be Domus opportuna volu•m, a cage of vncleane birds: and so it must bee so long as some sacrilegious persons are in it. It was part of the ⟨p. 204⟩Epitaph of King Edgar.
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