A02771:22
The temple A sermon preached at Pauls Cross the fifth of August. 1624. By…The temple A sermon preached at Pauls Crosse the fifth of August. 1624. By…
The temple A sermon preached at Pauls Cross the fifth of August. 1624. By Tho. Adams.The temple A sermon preached at Pauls Crosse the fifth of August. 1624. By Tho. Adams.
London: printed by A. Mathewes for John Grismand, 1624London: printed by A. Mathewes for Iohn Grismand, 1624
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.
It were vain to ask what God should do with a house, when we consider what we do with our own: what, but dwell in it? But how God doth dwell in it, seems to be a question: seeing the Apostle saith, that he dwells not in Temples made with hands. 1Indeed he dwells not in them, as we dwell in ours. Our house defends us, God defends his house: our house comprehends us, God comprehends his house. We are only within our houses, and they are without us: God is so within his house, that he is also ⟨p. 8⟩without it, elsewhere, every where, yea his house is within him. When we are abroad, we cannot keep our houses; yea when we are in them asleep, they serve to keep us. God can never be absent from his, nor doth the keeper of this Temple ever sleep. Now every material Temple, wherein the Saints are assembled, the truth of the Gospel is preached and professed, the holy Sacraments duly administered, and the Lords Name is invocated and worshipped, is the Temple of God.
It were vaine to aske what God should doe with a house, when wee consider what we do with our owne: what, but dwell in it? But how God doth dwell in it, seemes to be a question: seeing the Apostle saith, that hee dwells not in Temples made with hands. 1Indeed he dwels not in them, as wee dwell in ours. Our house defends vs, God defends his house: our house comprehends vs, God comprehends his house. Wee are onely within our houses, and they are without vs: God is so within his house, that hee is also ⟨p. 8⟩without it, elsewhere, euery where, yea his house is within him. When we are abroad, we cannot keepe our houses; yea when wee are in them asleepe, they serue to keepe vs. God can neuer be absent from his, nor doth the keeper of this Temple euer sleepe. Now euery materiall Temple, wherein the Saints are assembled, the truth of the Gospell is preached and professed, the holy Sacraments duely administred, and the Lords Name is inuocated and worshipped, is the Temple of God.