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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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4. It is offensive to his Hearing. iThe cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, because their sin is very grievous. Our dissensions and quarrels are as jarring in Gods ears: as if divers distracted Musicians should play upon divers ⟨p. 374⟩[…] ⟨p. 375⟩[…] ⟨p. 376⟩bad Instrument so many several tunes at one time. The confusion of sins brought the confusion of languages: Gods ear could not endure the distraction of their harts, therefore their own ears shall not distinguish the dissonance of their voices. The cry of blood and oppression makes so grievous a noise to heaven, that vengeance must only quiet it. Our murmurings, our oaths, blasphemies, slanders, are like the croaking of frogs, howling of dogs, and hissing of serpents in Gods hearing.
4. It is offensiue to his Hearing. iThe cry of Sodome and Gomorrah is great, because their sinne is very grieuous. Our dissensions and quarrels are as iarring in Gods eares: as if diuers distracted Musicians should play vpon diuers ⟨p. 374⟩〈…〉 ⟨p. 375⟩〈…〉 ⟨p. 376⟩bad Instrument so many seuerall tunes at one time. The confusion of sinnes brought the confusion of languages: Gods eare could not endure the distraction of their harts, therefore their owne eares shall not distinguish the dissonance of their voyces. The cry of bloud and oppression makes so grieuous a noyse to heauen, that vengeance must onely quiet it. Our murmurings, our oathes, blasphemies, slanders, are like the croking of frogs, howling of dogs, and hissing of serpents in Gods hearing.