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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
MANS SEED-TIME AND HARVEST: OR, Lex Talionis. › In Proportion,
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To trace along the passages of holy Scriptures in this ⟨p. 246⟩point: about Proportion. The ambition of Babel-builders was punished with ridiculousness. Cha• offending against natural reverence, was damned to servitude. As it was but an easy judgement upon H•ricus 5. Emperor of Germany; that had deposed his natural Father, to have no natural Sonne. Sodom was burned with fire unnatural, that had burned with lusts unnatural. Lots wife abusing her sense, lost her sense: became a senseless Pillar. She would look back, therefore she shall not look forward: she turned before, therefore now shall not stirre. […], ibi re•sit.
To trace along the passages of holy Scriptures in this ⟨p. 246⟩point: about Proportion. The ambition of Babel-builders was punished with ridiculousnesse. Cha• offending against naturall reuerence, was damned to seruitude. As it was but an easie iudgement vpon H•ricus 5. Emperour of Germanie; that had deposed his naturall Father, to haue no naturall Sonne. Sodome was burned with fire vnnaturall, that had burned with lusts vnnaturall. Lots wife abusing her sense, lost her sense: became a senselesse Pillar. She would looke backe, therefore she shall not looke forward: she turned before, therefore now shall not stirre. 〈…〉, ibi re•sit.
Thus Absaloms folly was the recompense of Davids adultery. He had slain Uriah with the sword, and the sword shall not depart from his house. Solomon divides Gods Kingdom, his own Kingdom shall be divided. Because Pharaoh drowned the male children of the Hebrews 1