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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
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Goe.
Being got up, it is not fit we should stand still, we must be going. The main work was to raise us; now we are up, I hope an easy matter will set us a going. And to help forward our journey, let our meditations take along with them these three furtherances; the Necessity, the Conveniency, the End. The Necessity, we must go: the Conveniency, how we must go: the End, whither we must go.
Being got vp, it is not fit we should stand still, we must be going. The maine worke was to raise vs; now we are vp, I hope an easie matter will set vs a going. And to helpe forward our iourney, let our meditations take along with them these three furtherances; the Necessity, the Conueniency, the End. The Necessity, we must goe: the Conueniency, how we must goe: the End, whither we must goe.
1. The Necessity, all that have hope of heaven, must be going. The servants of God under the Law, Exod. 12. 11. the sons of God under the Gospel, Ephes. 6. 15. are commanded to have their Feet shod: to witness their preparation of Going. God doth not only charge Elijah with a Surge,