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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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THE THREE DIVINE SISTERS. › CharityTHE THREE DIVINE SISTERS. › Charitie
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.
2. For perpetuity and continuance. Faith lays hold on Gods gracious promise for everlasting salvation: Hope expects this with patience: but when God shall fulfil his word, & us with joy, then Faith shall be at an end: hope at an end: but Love shall remain between God & us, an everlasting bond. Therefore saith the Apostle, Now abideth faith, &c. Now. Now three, then one: and that is Charity. When we have possession of those pleasures, which we hoped and believed, what longer use is there of Faith or Hope? But our loves shall not end with our lives. We shall everlastingly love our our Maker, Saviour, Sanctifier, Angels, & Saints; where no discontent shall breed any jar in our Hallelujahs. If the use of love be so comfortable on earth, what may we think it will be in heaven!
2. For perpetvity and continuance. Faith laies hold on Gods gracious promise for everlasting salvation: Hope expects this with patience: but when God shal fulfil his word, & vs with ioy, then Faith shall be at an end: hope at an end: but Loue shal remain between God & vs, an everlasting bond. Therefore sayth the Apostle, Now abideth faith, &c. Now. Now three, then one: and that is Charity. When wee haue possession of those pleasures, which we hoped and beleeued, what longer vse is there of Faith or Hope? But our loues shall not end with our liues. Wee shall euerlastingly loue our our Maker, Saviour, Sanctifier, Angels, & Saints; where no discontent shall breed any iarre in our Halleluiahs. If the vse of loue bee so comfortable on earth, what may wee thinke it will be in heaven!
Thus saith Chrysost: Only love is eternal. Now Faith and Hope hold up the hands of Charity, as Aaron and Hur held up the hands of Moses: but then their use and office shall cease. Tunc non erit spes, quando ⟨p. 17⟩erit spes. Hope shall not be, when the thing hoped is. Hope shall bring in possession, possession shall thrust out Hope. Therefore saith Augustine, is Charity greater; Et si non propter eminentiam, tamen propter permanentiam; If not for the excellency, yet for the perpetuity.