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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
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2. Learn we here from Christ, to give men their due praise to them that deserve praise. God •akes of vices with commination, of virtues wit• •endation. Let us speak of others sins with grief, of their good works with praise and joy. Of others sins with grief: so did S. Paul. bMany walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you weeping, that they are enemies of the cross of Christ. So David: cRivers of waters ru• down mine eyes, because men keep not thy Law. Our Saviour wept over apostate Jerusalem: he wept over the people, beholding them as scattered sheep without a shepherd. Who can forbear weeping to see souls muffled & miss-led by ignorance: like the babes of Nineveh, not able to distinguish the right hand from the left? Alas, there are innumerable souls, that know not their own estate; O pity them. Because thou wilt not hear this, my soul shall weep in secret for thy pride.
2. Learne we here from Christ, to giue men their due praise to them that deserue praise. God •akes of vices with commination, of vertues wit• •endation. Let vs speake of others sinnes with griefe, of their good workes with praise and ioy. Of others sinnes with griefe: so did S. Paul. bMany walke, of whom I haue told you often, and now tell you weeping, that they are enemies of the crosse of Christ. So Dauid: cRiuers of waters ru• downe mine eyes, because men keepe not thy Law. Our Sauiour wept ouer apostate Ierusalem: he wept ouer the people, beholding them as scattered sheep without a shepheard. Who can forbeare weeping to see soules muffled & misse-led by ignorance: like the babes of Niniuch, not able to distinguish the right hand from the left? Alas, there are innumerable soules, that know not their owne estate; O pitie them. Because thou wilt not heare this, my soule shall weepe in secret for thy pride.