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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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For Number, the body hath two feet, so hath the Soul: Affection and Action, desiring and doing. The former, that puts forward the soul, is a hopeful affection. One said, Hope is a foot; Pes Spes: but hope is rather a nerve that strengthens the motion of this foot, then the foot it self. The latter is Action, or operative obedience; that rightly walks in the blessed way of holiness. bI desire to do thy will, O my God; there's the foot of affection. ⟨p. 421⟩cI will run the way of thy Commandments; there's the foot of action. dI have longed after thy precepts; there is the foot of desiring: eI turned my feet unto thy testimonies; there's the foot of obeying.
For Number, the body hath two feet, so hath the Soule: Affection and Action, desiring and doing. The former, that puts forward the soule, is a hopefull affection. One said, Hope is a foote; Pes Spes: but hope is rather a nerue that strengthens the motion of this foot, then the foot it selfe. The latter is Action, or operatiue obedience; that rightly walkes in the blessed way of holinesse. bI desire to doe thy will, O my God; there's the foot of affection. ⟨p. 421⟩cI will runne the way of thy Commandements; ther's the foot of action. dI haue longed after thy precepts; there is the foote of desiring: eI turned my feet vnto thy testimonies; there's the foot of obeying.
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