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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.
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.
1. It is offensive to his smelling: He tells the Jews ⟨p. 375⟩that their sins did stink in his nostrils. So did the old World offend him, that he washed & soused in a deluge: and then after Noah's sacrifice, is said to bSmell a savour of rest. For this cause they had their Altar of Incense; and God commanded a Perfume to be made to him. cThe Lord said to Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, Stacte, and Onicha, and Galbanum, with pure frankincense: and thou shalt make it a Perfume, pure and holy. Both signified that we all stunk by nature, and are only perfumed by the Incense of Christs prayers and righteousness.
1. It is offensiue to his smelling: He tels the Iewes ⟨p. 375⟩that their sinnes did stinke in his nosthrils. So did the old World offend him, that he washed & sowsed in a deluge: and then after Noahs sacrifice, is said to bSmell a sauour of rest. For this cause they had their Altar of Incense; and God commanded a Perfume to be made to him. cThe Lord said to Moses, Take vnto thee sweet spices, Stacte, and Onicha, and Galbanum, with pure frankincense: and thou shalt make it a Perfume, pure and holy. Both signified that we all stunke by nature, and are onely perfumed by the Incense of Christs prayers and righteousnes.