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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.