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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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5. The last Bell is the Tenor, the Bow-bell; able to waken all the City. But though that material Bell can teach us when it is time to go to bed, yet this mystical bell cannot teach us the time to arise. This is the abuse of ⟨p. 416⟩the creatures: kThe rust of the gold cries against the hoarder: the stone out of the wall against the Oppressor: the corn and wine against the Epicure. This is a roaring and a groaning Bell. lThe whole creature groans, and travels in pain under us. This is the creatures ordinary Sermon: Accipe, read, cave; use us without abusing; return thankfulness without dissembling; or look for vengeance without sparing. They seem to cry unto us: We desire not to be spared, but not to be abused: Necessitati subseruire non recusamus, sed luxui: we would satisfy your natural necessity, not intemperate riot. We are the nocent creatures, that cause their innocency to become miserable. And but that the Divine providence restrains them, it is marvel that they break not their league with us; and with their horns, and hoofs, and other artillery of nature make war upon us, as their unrighteous and tyrannical Lords.
5. The last Bell is the Tenor, the Bow-bell; able to waken all the Citie. But though that materiall Bell can teach vs when it is time to goe to bedde, yet this mysticall bell cannot teach vs the time to arise. This is the abuse of ⟨p. 416⟩the creatures: kThe rust of the gold cryes against the hoorder: the stone out of the wall against the Oppressor: the corne and wine against the Epicure. This is a roring and a groning Bell. lThe whole creature grones, and trauells in paine vnder vs. This is the creatures ordinary Sermon: Accipe, redde, caue; vse vs without abusing; return thankfulnesse without dissembling; or looke for vengeance without sparing. They seeme to cry vnto vs: We desire not to be spared, but not to be abused: Necessitati subseruire non recusamus, sed luxui: we would satisfie your naturall necessity, not intemperate riot. We are the nocent creatures, that cause their innocencie to become miserable. And but that the Diuine prouidence restraines them, it is maruell that they break not their league with vs; and with their hornes, and hoofes, and other artillery of nature make warre vpon vs, as their vnrighteous and tyrannicall Lords.