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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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Men are ambitious here, and seek to be free of great Cities: and not seldom buy it dearer then the Captain bought his Burgeship. But no such honour as to be Denizens of this City: whereof once made free, how contemptibly they will look at the vain endeavours of worldly men! Think, Beloved, yea know; how sweet soever the gains of this lower City be: it is yet far short of the gains of heaven. And you will one day say; There is no City to the City of GOD. Where fshall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying, nor any more pain. Death with all his Apparitors, that cite the whole world to his Court, sorrow, crying, pain, shall be no more. gThey shall persecute you from City to City, saith Christ: till at last we come to this City, and then out of their reach.
Men are ambitious heere, and seeke to be free of great Cities: and not seldome buy it dearer then the Captaine bought his Burgeship. But no such honour as to be Denisons of this Citie: whereof once made free, how contemptibly they will looke at the vaine endeuors of worldly men! Thinke, Beloued, yea knowe; how sweet soeuer the gaines of this lower Citie be: it is yet far short of the gaines of heauen. And you will one day say; There is no Citie to the Citie of GOD. Where fshall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying, nor any more paine. Death with all his Apparitors, that cite the whole vvorld to his Court, sorrow, crying, paine, shall be no more. gThey shall persecute you from Citie to Citie, saith Christ: till at last we come to this Citie, and then out of their reach.