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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 Rich man was purposing great matters, but he reckoned without his host: he resolves thus and thus; But God said to him. Hence two observations.
The Rich man was purposing great matters, but he reckoned without his host: he resolues thus and thus; But God said to him. Hence two obseruations.
1. That the purposes of men are abortive, and never come to a happy birth, if God bless not their conception. Man purposeth, and God disposeth. The horse is prepared to the battle, but the victory is of the Lord. It is a holy reservation in all our purposes; Si Deo placuerit: If it shall please the Lord. aGo to now ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a City, and continue there a year, & buy and sell, and get gain. Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. Ye ought to say, If the Lord will. For neither tongue can speak, nor foot move, if the Lord shall enervate them: as he did bZachary's tongue in the Temple, and cJeroboam's arm, when he would have reached it out against the Prophet. In vain man intends that, whereagainst God contends. Sisera resolves on victory, GOD crosseth it with overthrow. Yet thinks Sisera, Jael vvill succour me, dFor there is peace between Jabin King of Hazor, and the house of Heber the Kenite. No, even there •he arm of the Lord is ready to encounter him; a draught of milk shall be his last draught, and the hand of a woman shall kill him, that hath escaped the hand of an Army.
1. That the purposes of men are abortiue, and neuer come to a happy birth, if God blesse not their conception. Man purposeth, and God disposeth. The horse is prepared to the battell, but the victory is of the Lord. It is a holy reseruation in all our purposes; Si Deo placuerit: If it shall please the Lord.