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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
THE COSMOPOLITE: OR, WORLDS FAVOURITE. › Of whom.THE COSMOPOLITE: OR, WORLDS FAVOVRITE. › Of whom.
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Of whom.
Of thee; that hadst so provided for thy soul in another place: for though earth be a dungeon in regard of heaven, yet is it a Paradise in respect of hell. This world was his selected and affected home; and from thence shall death pluck him out by the ears.
Of thee; that hadst so prouided for thy soule in another place: for though earth be a dungeon in regard of heauen, yet is it a Paradise in respect of hell. This world was his selected and affected home; and from thence shall death plucke him out by the eares.
If this news of the Souls requiring had come to a faithful Christian, he would have welcomed it; and judged it only the voice of the Feast-maker, finding him in the humble room of this base earth; aFriend, sit up higher. Or that voice of heaven that spake to John; bCome up hither. Sit no longer in the vale of tears, but ascend the mountain of glory. A trumpet calling him to Mount Tabor, where he shall be transfigured for ever. This time would be to him, the non ultra of his joys and desires: he fought all his combat for this, that he might c