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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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Here is sufficient cause to make the wicked tremble; God hath proportioned out a judgement for their sins. Man by his wickedness, cuts out a garment of confusion for his own back. I know that this kind of punishing is not always executed in this world. Gods temporal Judgements are (like our Quarter Sessions) kept here and there. Some; much; yea most is reserved for another world. If all sin were punished here, we should look no further. But aTophet is ordained of old: the pile thereof is fire and much wood, the breath of the Lord like a stream of brimstone doth kindle it. If no sin were punished here, man would not believe Gods power. But some is; bSo that a man shall say; Verily there is a reward for the righteous, Verily there is a God that judgeth in the earth.
Here is sufficient cause to make the wicked tremble; God hath proportioned out a iudgement for their sins. Man by his wickednesse, cuts out a garment of confusion for his owne backe. I know that this kind of punishing is not alwayes executed in this world. Gods temporall Iudgements are (like our Quarter Sessions) kept here and there. Some; much; yea most is reserued for another world. If all sinne were punished here, we should looke no further. But aTophet is ordained of old: the pile thereof is fire and much wood, the breath of the Lord like a streame of brimstone doth kindle it. If no sinne were punished here, man would not beleeue Gods power. But some is; bSo that a man shall say; Verily there is a reward for the righteous, Uerily there is a God that iudgeth in the earth.