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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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They sow in Faith; and God will bless that Seed: it shall grow up to heaven, for it is sown in the side of Jesus Christ who is in heaven. iHe that believeth on God; there is the seed; shall have everlasting life: there is the Haruest. Qui credit quod non videt, videbit quod credit. Hee that believes what he doth not see; there's the Seed: shall one day see what he hath believed; there is the Harvest.
They sowe in Faith; and God will blesse that Seede: it shall grow vp to heauen, for it is sowne in the side of Iesus Christ who is in heauen. iHe that beleeueth on God; there is the seed; shall haue euerlasting life: there is the Haruest. Qui credit quod non videt, videbit quod credit. Hee that beleeues what he doth not see; there's the Seed: shall one day see what he hath beleeued; there is the Haruest.
They sow in obedience: this is also a blessed Seed, that will not fail to prosper wheresoever it is cast. kIf ye keep my Commandments, there's the Seed: ye shall abide in my Love; there's the Harvest. Rom. 6. Ye are the servants to 2God, and have your fruit unto holiness; there's the sowing: and the end everlasting life; there's the Reaping. Obedientia in terris, regnabit in coelis. He that serves God on earth, and sows the seed of Obedience; shall in heaven reap the harvest of a kingdom.