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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 Situation
Of this spiritual eye is in the Soul. God framing mans soul, planted in it two faculties: the Superior, that is the Understanding, which perceiveth and judgeth: the Inferior, that is the will, which being informed of the other, accordingly follows or flies, chooseth or refuseth. The Scripture favouring the simplest capacity, compares these two powers of the soul, to two known parts of the body. The understanding to the Eye; the Affections to the Foot: the eye directing, the foot walking. Every man is naturally borne blind and lame: as Zedekiah captivated to the King of Babylon; first they put out his eyes, and then 1they lamed his feet with fetters of brass. So is every man by nature; and therefore easily made a slave to the king of infernal Babylon, if the mercy of Christ should not redeem him. This consideration reacheth forth to us two uses: the one of Instruction, the other of Reprehension.
Of this spirituall eye is in the Soule. God framing mans soule, planted in it two faculties: the Superior, that is the Vnderstanding, which perceiueth and iudgeth: the Inferiour, that is the will, which being enformed of the other, accordingly followes or flies, chuseth or refuseth. The Scripture fauouring the simplest capacity, compares these two powers of the soule, to two knowne parts of the body. The vnderstanding to the Eye; the Affections to the Foote: the eye directing, the foote walking. Euery man is naturally borne blinde and lame: as Zedekiah captiuated to the King of Babylon; first they put out his eyes, and then 1they lamed his feete with fetters of brasse. So is euery man by nature; and therefore easily made a slaue to the king of infernall Babylon, if the mercy of Christ should not redeeme him. This consideration reacheth foorth to vs two vses: the one of Instruction, the other of Reprehension.