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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 HAPPINESS OF THE CHURCH. › Of the living God.THE HAPPINES OF THE CHVRCH. › Of the liuing God.
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.
4. Dij usurpantes, usurping gods, devils. So Paul calls Satan bthe god of this world. Of the whole world? What is then left for God? Not so, he is Deus improborum, not elementorum: God of the wicked, not of the frame, of the world. cThe Prince of this world is already judged. A goodly god that is already judged! dThe God of peace shall tread Satan under your feet. Not you, but God shall tread him down (to your comfort) under your feet. Therefore egive no place to the Devil: for there is no place for the Devil, but where it is given him.
4. Dij vsurpantes, vsurping gods, deuils. So Paul calls Satan bthe god of this world. Of the whole world? What is then left for God? Not so, he is Deus improborum, not elementorum: God of the wicked, not of the frame, of the world. cThe Prince of this world is already iudged. A goodly god that is already iudged! dThe God of peace shall tread Satan vnder your feet. Not you, but God shall tread him down (to your comfort) vnder your feet. Therefore egive no place to the Deuill: for there is no place for the Deuill, but where it is giuen him.