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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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The Papists have strange, and often impossible vows; of Poverty, Virginity, Pilgrimage. I will teach thee to make these vows too, God enable thee to keep them. If thou wilt vow poverty, let it be in spirit. Vow thy self not in the world a beggar, but a beggar to Christ. Many blessed Saints have served GOD with their wealth, and thought not that religion was only in them that begged. If thou wilt vow virginity, vow thy self a Virgin to Christ: whether thou be married or single, keep the bed undefiled; that lthou mayest be presented a pure Virgin to Christ. If thou wilt vow Pilgrimage, let it not be to our Lady of Loretto, or of Hall and Zichem, indeed not to our Lady, but to our Lord: vow thy self a Pilgrim to Christ: Load not thy self with the luggage of this world, lest it hinder thy journey; and cease not travelling till thou come to thy Home; the place of peace and eternal rest. These are lawful, laudable vows: the Lord send us all to make them, and to keep them.
The Papists haue strange, and often impossible vowes; of Pouerty, Virginity, Pilgrimage. I will teach thee to make these vowes too, God enable thee to keepe them. If thou wilt vow pouertie, let it be in spirit. Vow thy selfe not in the world a begger, but a begger to Christ. Many blessed Saints haue serued GOD with their wealth, and thought not that religion was only in them that begged. If thou wilt vow virginity, vow thy selfe a Virgin to Christ: whether thou be married or single, keepe the bed vndefiled; that lthou mayest be presented a pure Virgin to Christ. If thou wilt vow Pilgrimage, let it not be to our Lady of Loretto, or of Halle and Zichem, indeed not to our Lady, but to our Lord: vow thy selfe a Pilgrime to Christ: Loade not thy selfe with the luggage of this world, lest it hinder thy iourney; and cease not trauelling till thou come to thy Home; the place of peace and eternall rest. These are lawfull, lawdible vowes: the Lord send vs all to make them, and to keepe them.