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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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That our purposes may be sped with a happy success, let us intend in the Lord, for the Lord. 1. Let us derive authority of our intentions from his sacred Truth; which gives rules not only to live well, and to speak well, but even ad bene c•gitandum, to think well. It is a wicked purpose to fast till Paul be killed; to wreak malice, to satisfy lust. Inauspicious and without speed are the intents, whose beginning is not from God. Let no purpose pass currant from thy heart, till God hath set on it his stamp and seal of approbation: Let his Word give it a Fiat: ⟨p. 314⟩Whatsoever ye do, yea or intend to do, let both action of hand, and thought of heart be all to Gods glory.
That our purposes may be sped with a happy successe, let vs intend in the Lord, for the Lord. 1. Let vs deriue authoritie of our intentions from his sacred Truth; which giues rules not onely to liue well, and to speake well, but euen ad bene c•gitandum, to thinke well. It is a wicked purpose to fast till Paul be killed; to wreake malice, to satifie lust. Inauspicious and without speed are the intents, whose beginning is not from God. Let no purpose passe currant from thy heart, till God hath set on it his stampe and seale of approbation: Let his Word giue it a Fiat: ⟨p. 314⟩Whatsoeuer ye doe, yea or intend to doe, let both action of hand, and thought of heart be all to Gods glory.