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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 Object
The Obiect
Is clear and transparent to a sanctified Eye. The Philosophers propound six necessary occurrences to our perfect Seeing; and you shall see them all here met.
Is cleare and transparent to a sanctified Eye. The Philosophers propound sixe necessary occurrences to our perfect Seeing; and you shall see them all here met.
1. Firmness or good disposition of the Organ that seeth. A rolling eye beholds nothing perfectly. A Dinahs eye is the prologue to a ravished soul. This must be a composed eye, steadfastly settled on the divine object: saying with David, My heart is fixed, O Lord, my heart is fixed. The proposed glory is so infinite, that it may well take up the whole eye; for it shall one day take up the whole man. Enter thou, good servant, into thy masters joy: it is too great to enter into thee. This Object is so immense, that we cannot well look besides it.
1. Firmenesse or good disposition of the Organ that seeth. A rolling eye beholds nothing perfectly. A Dinahs eye is the prologue to a rauished soule. This must be a composed eye, stedfastly setled on the diuine obiect: saying with Dauid, My heart is fixed, O Lord, my heart is fixed. The proposed glory is so infinite, that it may well take vp the whole eye; for it shall one day take vp the whole man. Enter thou, good seruant, into thy masters ioy: it is too great to enter into thee. This Obiect is so immense, that we cannot well looke besides it.