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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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3. Others yet have interjected such obscure and pitchy clouds, between their sight and this Sun of glory, that they cannot see. Whether of errors, that darken the light of the truth: Or of affected ignorance, that blinds their own eyes: Or of blasphemous Atheism; they will see nothing, but what they do see. aWhere is the promise of his coming? Since the Fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. Nil novi video; I see no new thing: it was so, and it is so. Non aliud vidêre patres, aliudue nepotes Aspicient. Or of rude and crude impieties, which both blear their own eyes, and shadow heavens graces from them. Thus the Devil deals with them, as the Pharisees servants dealt with Christ: first they blind him, and then buffet him, and bid bim prophesy bwho smote him. First he puts out their eyes with their own iniquities, and then leads them about to make himself sport. They cannot see the way to bliss, they have blinded themselves; interposed such clouds betwixt them and heaven, that this glorious light cannot shine unto them. There must be then a clearer space: and this God grants to faith. cStephen full of the holy Ghost, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of GOD, &c. Behold, I see the heavens open, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God. Though this be taken for more then a spiritual sight; yet hence we have this comfort; that our eyes of Faith shall see God now in Grace, and our eyes of flesh hereafter in glory.
3. Others yet haue interiected such obscure and pitchy clouds, between their sight and this Sunne of glory, that they cannot see. Whether of errors, that darken the light of the truth: Or of affected ignorance, that blindes their owne eyes: Or of blasphemous Atheisme; they will see nothing, but what they doe see. aWhere is the promise of his comming? Since the Fathers fell asleepe, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. Nil noui video; I see no new thing: it was so, and it is so. Non aliud vidêre patres, aliudue nepotes Aspicient. Or of rude and crude impie•ies, which both bleare their owne eyes, and shadow heauens graces from them. Thus the Deuill deales with thē, as the Pharises seruants dealt with Christ: first they blinde him, and then buffet him, and bid bim prophecie