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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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Heaven is well called a eBuilding not made with hands: for it differs both in Matter and Form from earthly edifices. For matter, it is Eternal, not momentany: for manner, fabricked without hands. Great Manors on earth, have large answerable Porches. Heaven must needs be spacious; when a little star fixed in a far lower Orb, exceeds the earth in quantity: yet hath it a low gate, not a lofty coming in.
Heauen is well called a eBuilding not made with hands: for it differs both in Matter and Forme from earthly edifices. For matter, it is Eternall, not momentany: for maner, fabricked without hands. Great Mannors on earth, haue large answerable Porches. Heauen must needes be spacious; when a little starre fixed in a farre lower Orbe, exceedes the earth in quantitie: yet hath it a lowe gate, not a lofty comming in.
They must stoop then that will enter here. fHe hath filled the bungry with good things, and the rich he hath sent empty away. The rich in their own conceits, and proud of their own worth, shall be sent empty from this gate. Zaccheus climes up into a Sycamore tree to behold Jesus: but when Jesus beheld him got up so high, he said, Come down Zaccheus,