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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. It is offensive to his Feeling: so sharp, that the Spear, Thorns, Whips, and Nails, were blunt to it: Our iniquities were so heavy to his sense, that he plains himself burdened under them, gas a Cart is pressed with sheaves. The Lord of heaven lay grovelling on the earth: and as if he were cast into a furnace of his Fathers wrath, sweating drops of blood. They are so harsh still to his feeling, that he challengeth Saul for wounding himself. hWhy strikest thou me? Saul strikes at Damascus, Jesus Christ suffers in heaven.
3. It is offensiue to his Feeling: so sharp, that the Speare, Thornes, Whips, and Nailes, were blunt to it: Our iniquities were so heauy to his sense, that he plaines himselfe burdened vnder them, gas a Cart is pressed with sheaues. The Lord of heauen lay groueling on the earth: and as if he were cast into a furnace of his Fathers wrath, sweating drops of bloud. They are so harsh still to his feeling, that he challengeth Saul for wounding himselfe. hWhy strikest thou me? Saul strikes at Damascus, Iesus Christ suffers in heauen.
4. It is offensive to his Hearing. i