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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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They are like that Roman, that having fortunately slain his three enemies, the Curiatij: coming home in triumph, and beholding all the people welcome him with acclamations, only his sister weep, because he had slain her love: he embittered his victories with the murder of his own sister. Carnal men may do glorious deeds, flourish with brave achievements: but they mar all, by killing their own sister, the dear soul. Thus we are down by Nature, Grace can only help us up, and make us arise. If you ask how Nature hath dejected us: how we came originally thus depraved: I answer, We know not so well how we came by it, as we are sure we have it. Nihil ad pr•dicandum notius, nihil ad intelligendum secretius: Nothing is more 1certainly true to be preached, nothing more secretly hard to be understood. Therefore, as in case of a Town on fire, let us not busily enquire how it came, but carefully endeavour to put it out. A Traveller passing by, and seeing a man fallen into a deep pit, began to wonder how he sell in: to whom the other replied; Tu cogita quomodo hinc me liberes, non quomodo huc ceciderim ⟨p. 411⟩quaeras: Do thou, good friend, rather study how to help me out, then stand questioning how I came in. Pray to Christ for this Surge: Libera nos Domine, we are naturally down, do thou, O Lord, graciously raise us up.
They are like that Romane, that hauing fortunately slaine his three enemies, the Curiatij: comming home in triumph, and beholding all the people welcome him with acclamations, onely his sister weepe, because hee had slaine her loue: hee embittered his victories with the murder of his owne sister. Carnall men may doe glorious deeds, flourish with braue atchieuements: but they marre all, by killing their owne sister, the deare soule. Thus we are downe by Nature, Grace can onely helpe vs vp, and make vs arise. If you aske how Nature hath deiected vs: how we came originally thus depraued: I answer, We know not so well how we came by it, as we are sure we haue it. Nihil ad pr•dicandum notius, nihil ad intelligendum secretius: Nothing is more 1certainely true to be preached, nothing more secretly hard to be vnderstood. Therefore, as in case of a Town on fire, let vs not busily enquire how it came, but carefully endeuour to put it out. A Traueller passing by, and seeing a man fallen into a deep pit, began to wonder how he sell in: to whom the other replyed; Tu cogita quomodo hinc me liberes, non quomodo huc ceciderim