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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. Some have whole mountains betwixt their eyes and heaven: the mountains of vainglory hinder their sight. They are ravished with the bravery of earth: they think there is no heaven but at Court; no further scope of ambition, then to be great in this world. If you tell them of the glory of Gods Inheritance given to his Saints, alas, they believe not your prattle: they cannot see it. They cannot indeed; for who can see through mountains?
1. Some haue whole mountaines betwixt their eyes and heauen: the mountaines of vaineglory hinder their sight. They are rauished with the brauery of earth: they thinke there is no heauen but at Court; no further scope of ambition, then to be great in this world. If you tell them of the glory of Gods Inheritance giuen to his Saints, alas, they beleeue not your prattle: they cannot see it. They cannot indeed; for who can see through mountaines?
2. Others, to make surer prevention against their sight of heaven, have rolled the whole earth betwixt that and their eyes. These are the covetous, who are rooting down to the Centre. If you tell them of this hope, &c. they answer, Non videmus nisi terram; we see nothing but earth. Well may they say so: for what eyes can see through the vast and condensed body of the earth?
2. Others, to make surer preuention against their sight of heauen, haue rolled the whole earth betwixt that and their eyes. These are the couetous, who are rooting downe to the Center. If you tell them of this hope, &c. they answere, Non videmus nisi terram; wee see nothing but earth. Well may they say so: for what eyes can see through the vast and condensed body of the earth?