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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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There is no entrance to the City but by the Gates: no passage to Glory, but by Grace. The qwall of this City is said to be great and high. High; no climbing over: Great, no breaking through. So Christ saith; rNo thief can break through and steal. Therefore through the gates, or no way. sCorruption doth not inherit incorruption. This corrupted man must be regenerate, that he may be saved: must be sanctified, that he may be glorified. Babel-builders may offer fair for h•uen, but not come near it: the Giants of our time, I mean the monstrous sinners, may imponere Pelion Ossae, lay rebellion upon presumption, treason upon rebellion, blasphemy upon all: as if they would sink heaven with their loud and lewd ordinance, and pluck God out of his Throne: but hell gapes in expectation of them. This Gate is kept, as the gate of Paradise, with a flaming sword of Justice, to keep out tIdolaters, Adulterers, thieves, covetous, drunkards, revilers, extortioners, and other udogs of the same litter; from the kingdom of God.
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