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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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1. It perceives only natural and externall things; qua ante pedes sunt; which lie at their feet, 2. Pet. 1. For It cannot see a far off. It beholds only the barque or 1rind; but not the inward virtue. It can perceive what thy riches are, thy house adorned, thy lands tilled, thy grounds stocked: but not those spiritual blessings, and celestial privileges, that belong to thee as thou art a Christian. It judgeth the Cabinet by the Leather and cover, not by the costly jewels in it. It may see Jobs outward affliction, not his inward consolation. If God swells their garners with plenteous fruits, and fills their bones with marrow, this they see: but the hope of Gods calling, the comforts of the Gospel, the saving health of Jesus Christ, and the promises of eternal life, they not see. The world is their circumference; other things Nec capiunt, nec cupiunt; neque tenent manibus, nec cernunt oculis; they neither comprehend nor covet; neither hold, nor behold them.
1. It perceiues onely naturall and externall things; qua ante pedes sunt; which lie at their feete, 2. Pet. 1. For It cannot see a farre off. It beholds only the barque or 1rinde; but not the inward vertue. It can perceiue vvhat thy riches are, thy house adorned, thy lands tilled, thy grounds stocked: but not those spirituall blessings, and celestiall priuiledges, that belong to thee as thou art a Christian. It iudgeth the Cabinet by the Lether and couer, not by the costly iewels in it. It may see Iobs outward affliction, not his inward consolation. If God swells their garners with plenteous fruits, and fills their bones with marrow, this they see: but the hope of Gods calling, the comforts of the Gospell, the sauing health of Iesus Christ, and the promises of eternall life, they not see. The world is their circumference; other things Nec capiunt, nec cupiunt; neque tenent manibus, nec cernunt oculis; they neyther comprehend nor couet; neither hold, nor behold them.