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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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Well then Beloved; if we have vowed a lawful vow to the Lord, let us pay it. Let it not be said of us, that we do Aliud sedentes, aliud stantes: one thing sitting in our chair of sickness, another thing standing in our stations of health. The Lord doth not deliver us out of the bond of distress, that we should deliver our selves out of the bond of obedience. pBe not deceived, God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he reap. The next blow of his hand will be heavier, because thou hast soon forgotten this. Who can blame justice, if he strike us with yet greater plagues; that have on our deliverance from the former, so mocked him with the falling fruits of our vowed devotion? Come we then whose hearts the mercy of God, and blood of Jesus Christ hath softened; and say with our Psalmist; We vvill go into thy house, O Lord, we will pay thee our vows.
Well then Beloued; if wee haue vowed a lawfull vow to the Lord, let vs pay it. Let it not be sayd of vs, that we doe Aliud sedentes, aliud stantes: one thing sitting in our chayre of sickenesse, another thing standing in our stations of health. The Lord doth not deliuer vs out of the bond of distresse, that we should deliuer our selues out of the bond of obedience. pBe not deceiued, God is not mocked: for whatsoeuer a man soweth, that shall he reape. The next blow of his hand will be heauier, because thou hast soone forgotten this. Who can blame iustice, if he strike vs with yet greater plagues; that haue on our deliuerance from the former, so mocked him with the falling fruites of our vowed deuotion? Come wee then whose hearts the mercy of God, and bloud of Iesus Christ hath softned; and say with our Psalmist; We vvill goe into thy house, O Lord, we will pay thee our vowes.