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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. 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.
2. The Spectacle must be objected to the sight: the eye cannot pierce into penetralia terrae, or sublimia coeli: nor can the understanding see into these supernatural joys, unless the Lord object them to it. Hence it is that many neglectfully pass by ([…] lumine lumen) the light, for want of eyes to regard it. But God here produceth the wardrobe of his glory to the sanctified eyes; as if he said, Uenite & videte, Psal. 46. Come, and see. So Moses; 1Stand still, and see the salvation of God. So Christ to his Apostles. It is given to your eyes to see these things, to others but by parables.
2. The Spectacle must be obiected to the sight: the eye cannot pierce into penetralia terrae, or sublimia coeli: nor can the vnderstanding see into these supernaturall ioyes, vnlesse the Lord obiect them to it. Hence it is that many neglectfully passe by ( lumine lumen) the light, for want of eyes to regard it. But God here produceth the wardrobe of his glory to the sanctified eyes; as if he said, Uenite & videte,