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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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I find my self here occasioned to enter a great sea of discourse; but you shall see, I will make but a short cut of it. It is Gods house you enter; a house where the Lord is present; the place where his honour dwelleth. Let this teach us to come.
I finde my selfe here occasioned to enter a great sea of discourse; but you shall see, I will make but a short cut of it. It is Gods house you enter; a house vvhere the Lord is present; the place where his honour dwelleth. Let this teach vs to come.
1. With Reverence. qYe shall hallow my Sabbaths, and reverence my Sanctuary: I am the Lord. The very mention of this Reverence, me thinks, should strike our hearts with our self-known guiltiness. How few look to their feet, before they enter these holy doors? Eccl. 5. and 2so they offer the Sacrifice of imprudent and impudent fools. If they are to hear, they regard Quis, not Quid: any thing is good that some man speaks, the same in another trivial. If the man likes them not, nor shall the Sermon. Many thus contend, like those two Germans in a Tavern; One said he was of Doctor Martins religion, the other protested himself of Doctor Luther's religion: ⟨p. 211⟩and thus among their cups the litigation grew hot between them: whereas indeed Martin and Luther was but one man. Others, when they come first into the Church, they swap down on their seats, clap their hats before their eyes, and scarce bow their knees; as if they came to bless God, not to entreat God to bless them. They would quake in the presence of an offended King; who are thus impudent faced in the house of God. But saith the Lord, whose r