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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The City.
The Citie.
Now if I had been with Paul rapt up to the cthird heaven; or had the dAngels Reed, wherewith he measured the wall: I might say something to the description of this City. But how can darkness speak of that light? or the base Country of Earth describe the glorious Court of Heaven? eGlorious things are spoken of thee, O City of God. Glorious Cities have been, and are in the world. Rome was eminently famous; all her Citizens like so many kings: yet was it observed, Illic homines more, that men did die there. But in this City, there is no dying. Mors non erit ultra. fThere shall be no more death. I will narrow up my discourse, to consider in this City only 3. things.
Now if I had beene with Paul rapt vp to the cthird heauen; or had the dAngels Reed, wherewith he measured the wall: I might say something to the description of this Citie. But how can darkenesse speake of that light? or the base Country of Earth describe the glorious Court of Heauen? eGlorious things are spoken of thee, O City of God. Glorious Cities haue beene, and are in the world. Rome was eminently famous; all her Citizens like so many kings: yet was it obserued, Illic homines more, that men did die there. But in this Citie, there is no dying. Mors non erit vltra.