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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The Passion or suffering.
This is the point of war, which my Text sounds like a Trumpet, against all worldlings: This night shall thy soul be required of thee. Favour them in this, and they think ⟨p. 320⟩all well; but in this of all they must not be favoured. This suffering is aggravated by foure circumstances Quid. What; the Soul A quo, of whom: of thee Quomodo, how: shall be required Qando, when; this night.
This is the point of warre, which my Text sounds like a Trumpet, against all worldlings: This night shal thy soule be required of thee. Fauour them in this, and they thinke ⟨p. 320⟩all well; but in this of all they must not be fauoured. This suffering is aggrauated by foure circumstances Quid. What; the Soule A quo, of whom: of thee Quomodo, how: shall be required Qando, when; this night.