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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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A beast hath one kind of eye, a natural man two, a Christian three. The beast hath an eye of Sense, the natural man of Sense and Reason, the Christian of Sense, of Reason, and of Faith. Each of these hath his several objects, several intentions. The eye of sense regards only sensual things: the eye of reason only sensible and natural things: the eye of faith, spiritual, supernall, and supernatural things.
A beast hath one kinde of eye, a naturall man two, a Christian three. The beast hath an eye of Sense, the naturall man of Sense and Reason, the Christian of Sense, of Reason, and of Faith. Each of these hath his seuerall obiects, seuerall intentions. The eye of sense regards onely sensuall things: the eye of reason onely sensible and naturall things: the eye of faith, spirituall, supernall, and supernaturall things.
The eye of sense doth not extend to intelligible things, and matters of discourse. Tell a brute beast of Philosophy, and the conclusions of nature, he understands you not. The belly of Sense hath no ears for such instructions. Let it be fed, nourished, have the appetite delighted: of further felicity it hath neither notion, nor ⟨p. 295⟩motion. Nec noscit, nec poscit.
The eye of sense doth not extend to intelligible things, and matters of discourse. Tell a bruit beast of Philosophy, and the conclusions of nature, he vnderstands you not. The belly of Sense hath no eares for such instructions. Let it be fed, nourished, haue the appetite delighted: of further felicitie it hath neyther notion, nor ⟨p. 295⟩motion. Nec noscit, nec poscit.