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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
FAITHS ENCOURAGEMENT. › Arise,FAITHS ENCOVRAGEMENT. › Arise,
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If we cannot speak without lips from him, nor walk without affections from him, nor see, except he give us eyes; then neither can we arise except he takes us by the hand: as Peter took the kCripple, and lift him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength. If the spirit of our Lord Jesus give us a Surge, our lame souls shall grow strong and lively in the nerves of graces, we shall Arise and walk; leaping, and singing, and praising God.
If we cannot speake without lips from him, nor walke without affections from him, nor see, except hee giue vs eyes; then neither can we arise except he takes vs by the hand: as Peter tooke the kCreeple, and lift him vp, and immediately his feete and ancle bones receiued strength. If the spirit of our Lord Iesus giue vs a Surge, our lame soules shall grow strong and liuely in the nerues of graces, we shall Arise and walke; leaping, and singing, and praising God.
2 We must arise, for we are naturally down. By nature a man llieth in wickedness: mby grace he riseth to newness of life. Nature and Religion are two opposites: I mean by nature, corrupted nature; and by ⟨p. 410⟩Religion, true Religion: for otherwise, the accepting of some Religion, is engrafted to every Nature. It is Nature, to n