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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 Jews may say, We will fly away […] swift horses. But God saith, Your Persecutors shall be swifter. Sennacherib purposeth to lick up Israel as the Ox grass; and though he found the Land before him as an Eden, to leave it behind him as Sodom; But God said, He shall go home without his errand: An hook in his nostrils shall rein him back. eThe King of Babylon says in his heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: and I will be like the most High. But God said, Thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit. H•d made himself ⟨p. 313⟩so sure of Christ, that rather then to fail of cutting off the prophesied King, he slays his own son: He might so, but he shall not touch Gods Sonne. With what lavish promises do the Spaniards flatter themselves, when they baptised their Navy with the name of Inv•nsible? England is their own, they are already grasping it (warm with gore) in their clutches. But God said, Destruction shall inherit their hopes: and the remainder of ruin shall be only left to testify, what they would have done.
The Iewes may say, We will flie away 〈…〉 swift horses. But God saith, Your Persecutors shall be swifter. Senacherib purposeth to lick vp Israel as the Oxe grasse; and though he found the Land before him as an Eden, to leaue it behind him as Sodome; But God said, He shall goe home without his errand: An hooke in his nostrils shall reine him back. eThe King of Babylon sayes in his heart, I will ascend into heauen, I will exalt my throne aboue the starres of God: and I will be like the most High. But God said, Thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit. H•d made himselfe ⟨p. 313⟩so sure of Christ, that rather then to faile of cutting off the prophecied King, he slayes his owne sonne: Hee might so, but he shall not touch Gods Sonne. With what lauish promises do the Spanyards flatter themselues, when they baptised their Nauie with the name of Invnsible? England is their own, they are already grasping it (warme with gore) in their clutches. But God said, Destruction shall inherite their hopes: and the remainder of ruine shall be onely left to testifie, vvhat they vvould haue done.