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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 BAD LEAVEN: OR, THE CONTAGION OF SIN.THE BAD LEAVEN: OR, THE CONTAGION OF SINNE.
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3. By Leaven soured we make relishable bread for the use of man: so by the ungodly's most cursed sins God will advance his glory. Will Pharaoh harden his heart? ⟨p. 373⟩I will get me honour upon him, saith God. That Leaven of malice which so wred the souls of those Brethren against poor Joseph, the Lord made use of to his glory. From that ungracious practice he raised a pedigree of blessings. Otherwise there had been no provision in Egypt, no bread to spare for Israel, no wonders wrought by Moses, no Manna from heaven, no Law from Sinai, no possession of Canaan. So from the unnaturallest murder that ever the Sun beheld, yea, which the Sun durst not look upon; God glorified himself in saving us. The Oppressor impoverisheth the righteous; God sees and suffers: and from his villainy effectuates their good, by taking away those snares to save their souls. The Lord will glorify himself in the vessels of destruction: and the groans in hell shall honour his Justice, so well as the songs in heaven honour his mercy. How much better is it to glorify God in faithfulness, that will preserve thee: then in wickedness, which will destroy thee!
3. By Leuen sowred we make rellishable bread for the vse of man: so by the vngodly's most cursed sinnes God will aduance his glory. Will Pharaoh harden his heart? ⟨p. 373⟩I will get me honour vpon him, saith God. That Leuen of malice which so wred the soules of those Brethren against poore Ioseph, the Lord made vse of to his glory. From that vngracious practice hee raised a pedegree of blessings. Otherwise there had beene no prouision in Aegypt, no bread to spare for Israel, no wonders wrought by Moses, no Manna from heauen, no Law from Sinai, no possession of Canaan. So from the vnnaturallest murther that euer the Sunne beheld, yea, which the Sunne durst not looke vpon; God glorified himselfe in sauing vs. The Oppressor impouerisheth the righteous; God sees and suffers: and from his villany effectuates their good, by taking away those snares to saue their soules. The Lord will glorifie himselfe in the vessels of destruction: and the grones in hell shall honour his Iustice, so well as the songs in heauen honour his mercy. How much better is it to glorifie God in faithfulnesse, that will preserue thee: then in wickednesse, which will destroy thee!