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The sacrifice of thankfulness A sermon preached at Pauls Cross, the third of December,…The sacrifice of thankefulnesse A sermon preached at Pauls Crosse, the third of December,…
The sacrifice of thankfulness A sermon preached at Pauls Cross, the third of December, being the first Aduentuall Sunday, anno 1615. By Tho. Adams. Whereunto are annexed five other of his sermons preached in London, and else-where; never before printed. ...The sacrifice of thankefulnesse A sermon preached at Pauls Crosse, the third of December, being the first Aduentuall Sunday, anno 1615. By Tho. Adams. Whereunto are annexed fiue other of his sermons preached in London, and else-where; neuer before printed. ...
London: printed by Thomas Purfoot for Clement Knight, 1616
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Without this, 1it is impossible to please God: Let us not otherwise dare to come into his presence. There is nothing but wrath in him, for sin in us. Joseph charged his brethren, that they should come no more in his sight, unless they brought Benjamin with them. We come at our peril into Gods presence, if we leave his beloved Benjamin, our dear Jesus behind us. When the Philosopher heard of the enraged Emperors menace, that the next time he saw him▪ he would kill him; he took up the Emperors little son in his arms, and saluted him with a potes ne? Thou canst not now strike me. God is angry with every man for his sins; happy is he that can catch up his son Jesus: for in whose arms soever the Lord sees his son, he will spare him. The men of Tyre are fain to intercede to Herod by Blastus. Act. 12.2 Our intercession to God is made by a higher and surer way; not by his servant, but by his son.
Without this, 1it is impossible to please God: Let vs not otherwise dare to come into his presence. There is nothing but wrath in him, for sinne in vs. Ioseph charged his brethren, that they should come no more in his sight, vnlesse they brought Beniami• with them. Wee come at our perill into Gods presence, if wee leaue his beloued Beniamin, our deare Iesus behind vs. When the Philosopher heard of the inraged Emperours menace, that the next time hee saw him▪ hee would kill him; he tooke vp the Emperours little sonne in his armes, and saluted him with a potes ne? Thou canst not now strike mee. God is angry with euery man for his sinnes; happie is hee that can catch vp his sonne Iesus: for in whose armes soeuer the Lord sees his sonne, he will spare him. The men of Tyre are faine to intercede to Herod by Blastus. Act. 12.2 Our intercession to God is made by a higher and surer way; not by his seruant, but by his sonne.