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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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The Eye
Is the most excellent organ of sense. Saint Augustine applies Seeing to all the senses. Hear and see, touch and see; and the Psalmist hath, Taste and see how gracious the Lord is. Other senses discern only things near them: this, remote and distant objects. Some say the roundness of the Eye resembles the Unity of the Deity; which is one and perfect: and the triangular sight, the Trinity of persons. This is too curious: happy is that intellectual eye, whose object is the blessed Unity in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity; whose delight is good, yea God.
Is the most excellent organ of sense. Saint Augustine applies Seeing to all the senses. Heare and see, touch and see; and the Psalmist hath, Taste and see how gracious the Lord is. Other senses discerne onely things neere them: this, remote and distant obiects. Some say the roundnesse of the Eye resembles the Vnity of the Deity; which is one and perfect: and the triangular sight, the Trinity of persons. This is too curious: happy is that intellectuall eye, whose obiect is the blessed Vnity in Trinity, and Trinity in Vnity; whose delight is good, yea God.
In a clear eye the looker sees his own image: so God in a sanctified understanding sees a limited resemblance of his infinite self. And as some Physicians say, that if looking in a sick mans eyes, they see their image, there is hope of life: but the want of this resultance is held an argument of instant death: whereby they give themselves a prognostic sign, whether the Patient will dye of that sickness, or recover it; by the reflection of his eyes. But it is certain, if Gods image be not in the understanding, instat mors animae, the soul is in danger: if it shine there, there is comfort of life, yea life of comfort. Hence it is that the God of this world doth so strive to blind the minds of them that believe not; ne imago Dei &c. that the light of