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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
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2. The Conveniency; if we Go, we must have feet. All our Preaching is to beat the bush, put you from your coverts, and set you a going: but now Quitus pedibus? on what feet must you go? The Foot is the Affection or Appetite, saith S. Augustine. Eô feror, quocunque feror: that carries me, whither soever I go. The foot moves the body, the affection moves the soul. The regenerate soul hath three principal faculties, as the natural body hath three semblable members: the eye, hand, and foot. In the soul the Eye is Knowledge, the Hand is Faith, the Foot is Obedience. The soul without knowledge is like Bartimeus, blind: without faith, like the man with a withered hand: without obedience, like Mephibosheth, lame.
2. The Conueniencie; if we Goe, we must haue feete. All our Preaching is to beate the bush, put you from your couerts, and set you a going: but now Quitus pedibus? on vvhat feet must you goe? The Foot is the Affection or Appetite, saith S. Augustine. Eô feror, quocunque feror: that carries me, vvhither soeuer I goe. The foote moues the body, the affection moues the soule. The regenerate soule hath three principall faculties, as the naturall body hath three semblable members: the eye, hand, and foote. In the soule the Eye is Knowledge, the Hand is Faith, the Foote is Obedience. The soule without knowledge is like Bartimeus, blind: without faith, like the man with a vvithered hand: vvithout obedience, like Mephibosheth, lame.
True Christians are not Monopodes, one-footed: the Apostle speaks in the plural number, of their feet. aStand, having your Feet shod with the preparation of the Gospel of peace. He meant not corporal feet: the soul must therefore have spiritual feet, like the bodies, for Number, Nature.
True Christians are not Monopodes, one-footed: the Apostle speaks in the plural number, of their feet. aStand, hauing your Feete shod with the preparation of the Gospell of peace. Hee meant not corporall feet: the soule must therefore haue spirituall feete, like the bodies, for Number, Nature.