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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.
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This for the world: but now the joys of Mount Zion are for matter spiritual, for substance real, for use universal, for continuance eternal.
This for the world: but now the ioyes of Mount Sion are for matter spirituall, for substance reall, for vse vniuersall, for continuance eternall.
3. In the peace of Conscience. There is little outward peace in the world; we have either an Esau with his hand, or an Ismael with his tongue, bent against us. qAs then he that was borne after the flesh, persecuted him that was borne after the Spirit, even so it is now. So it is, and so it will be to the end of the world. This is the difference betwixt Mount Zion militant, and Mount Zion triumphant. In heaven are all comforts without any crosses: in hell are all crosses without any comforts: on earth comforts and crosses, joy and grief, peace and trouble, misery and mercy are blended together. We may say of a Christian, as Lorinus the Jesuit writes of an Archbishop of Toledo, who weighing the much disputed controversy, whether Solomon was saved or damned, and not being satisfied with the arguments of either side, caused Solomon to be painted on the walls of his Chapel, half in Heaven, and half in hell. So the Christian in respect of his outward calamities, seems to be half in hell, but in respect of his inward comforts, he is the better half in heaven. Howsoever, rBeing justified by Faith, we have peace with God. And wheresoever we are dispersed, or howsoever distressed, the Peace of God which passeth all understanding, and surpasseth all commending, preserveth our hearts in Jesus Christ evermore.
3. In the peace of Conscience. There is little outward peace in the world; wee haue eyther an Esau with his hand, or an Ismael with his tongue, bent against vs. q