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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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3. We must Arise before we can Go. First arise, then go thy way, saith Christ. He that is down, may creep like a serpent, cannot go like a man. Thou art to sight with cruel enemies; Not flesh and blood, but uPrincipalities and Powers, wicked spirits in high places: Thou wilt perform it poorly whiles thou art along on the ground: The flesh will insult over thee with undenied lusts. Quicquid suggeritur, caeteris aggeritur: there is not a sinful motion suggested, but it is instantly embraced, and added to that miserable dunghill of iniquity. And is not this wretched, to have Chams curse upon thee, to be a slave to slaves? The world will hold thy head under his girdle, whiles he tramples on thy heart: thou shalt eat no other food then he gives thee; he will feed thee with bribes, usuries, injuries, perjuries, blasphemies, homicides, turpitudes: none of these must be refused. The devil will tyrannize over thee: thou canst hardly grapple with that great Red Dragon, when thou art mounted like Saint George on the back of faith; Alas, how shouldst thou resist him, being down under his feet? Arise therefore, and xtake the whole armour of God, that you may both Stand, and Withstand.
3. Wee must Arise before we can Goe. First arise, then goe thy way, saith Christ. Hee that is downe, may creep like a serpent, cannot go like a man. Thou art to sight with cruell enemies; Not flesh and bloud, but uPrincipalities and Powers, wicked spirits in high places: Thou wilt performe it poorely whiles thou art along on the ground: The flesh will insult ouer thee with vndenyed lusts. Quicquid suggeritur, caeteris aggeritur: there is not a sinfull motion suggested, but it is instantly embraced, and added to that miserable dunghill of iniquity. And is not this wretched, to haue Chams curse vpon thee, to be a slaue to slaues? The world will hold thy head vnder his girdle, whiles he tramples on thy heart: thou shalt eate no other food then he giues thee; he will feed thee with bribes, vsuries, iniuries, periuries, blasphemies, homicides, turpitudes: none of these must be refused. The deuill will tyrannize ouer thee: thou canst hardly grapple with that great Red Dragon, when thou art mounted like Saint George on the backe of faith; Alas, how shouldst thou resist him, being downe vnder his feet? Arise therefore, and