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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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1. Good Christians accompany us even to our death. If thou go to the Temple, they will go with thee. hMany people shall say, Come and let us go up to the Mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob. If thou say, iCome, let us build up the walls of Jerusalem: they will answer, kLet us rise up and build. So when Joshua protested to Israel; do what you will, lbut as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord: they echoed to him; mGod forbid that we should for sake the Lord, to serve other gods: we also will serve the Lord. Thou canst not say with Elijah, nI am left alone; there be seven thousand, and thousand thousands, that never bowed their knee to Baal.
1. Good Christians accompany vs euen to our death. If thou go to the Temple, they will go with thee. hMany people shall say, Come and let us go vp to the Mountaine of the Lord, to the house of the God of Iacob. If thou say, iCome, let vs build vp the walles of Ierusalem: they will answer, kLet vs rise vp and build. So when Ioshua protested to Israel; do what you will, lbut as for mee and my house, we will serue the Lord: they ecchoed to him; mGod forbid that we should for sake the Lord, to serue other gods: we also will serue the Lord. Thou canst not say with Elias,