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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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4. The fourth Bell is the Counter-tenor: vox pauperum, the cry of the poor. This bell rings loud, either to us for mercy, or against us for cruelty. Let us know, that if it cannot waken us, it shall waken God against us. gTheir cries are entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth. Set not thy soul in danger of the peoples curse: by inhauncings, ingrossings, oppressions, &c. But thou sayest they are wicked men that will curse, and God will not hear the wishes of the wicked. I answer, it is often seen that the curse of the undone waster, lights upon the head of the undoing Usurer. The imprecation of one evil man may fall upon another: God so suffers it, not because he cursed thee, but because thou hast deserved this curse. Let this Bell make Oppressors arise to show mercy, that God may rise to show them mercy. Otherwise the poor man is ready to pray, hArise, O Lord, in thine anger; lift up thy self, because of the rage of our enemies: awake for us to the judgement thou hast commanded. Yea, though they pray not for it, God will do it. iFor the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord. I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at it. If this Bell sound mournfully to thee for bread to the hungry, arise to this sound, as that neighbour rose at midnight 4to relieve his importunate friend. If it cannot waken thy covetous soul to show mercy to Christ tempore suo, in his time of need; nor will Christ arise to show mercy to thee tempore tuo, in thy time of need.
4. The fourth Bell is the Counter-tenor: vox pauperum, the cry of the poore. This bell rings loud, either to vs for mercy, or against vs for crueltie. Let vs know, that if it cannot waken vs, it shal waken God aganst vs. gTheir cryes are entred into the eares of the Lord of Sabbaoth. Set not thy soule in danger of the peoples curse: by inhauncings, ingrossings, oppressions, &c. But thou sayest they are wicked men that will curse, and God will not heare the wishes of the wicked. I answere, it is often seene that the curse of the vndone waster, lights vpon the head of the vndooing Vsurer. The imprecation of one euill man may fall vpon another: God so suffers it, not because he cursed thee, but because thou hast deserued this curse. Let this Bell make Oppressors arise to shew mercy, that God may rise to shewe them mercy. Otherwise the poore man is ready to pray,