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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
FAITHS ENCOURAGEMENT. › The Effect.FAITHS ENCOVRAGEMENT. › The Effect.
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Perhaps this Leprosy was not so old, yet as hard to cure; yet faith is able to do it; Thy faith hath made thee whole. But it was not properly his faith, but Christs virtue that cured him: why then doth not Christ say, Mea virtus, and not Tua •ides: My virtue, not thy faith hath made thee whole? True it is, his virtue only cures, but this is apprehended by mans faith. When that diseased woman had touched him, gJesus knew in himself that virtue had gone out of him, and he turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes? Yet speaking to the woman, he mentioneth not his virtue, but her faith; hDaughter, thy faith hath made thee whole. Faith in respect of the Object, is called in Scripture, iThe faith of Jesus Christ: in respect of the subject wherein it is inherent, it is my faith, and thy faith. Thy faith hath made thee whole.
Perhaps this Leprosie was not so old, yet as hard to cure; yet faith is able to doe it; Thy faith hath made thee whole. But it was not properly his faith, but Christs vertue that cured him: why then doth not Christ say, Mea virtus, and not Tua •ides: My vertue, not thy faith hath made thee whole? True it is, his vertue onely cures, but this is apprehended by mans faith. When that diseased woman had touched him, gIesus knew in himselfe that vertue had gone out of him, and hee turned him about in the prease, and said, Who touched my clothes? Yet speaking to the woman, he mentioneth not his vertue, but her faith; hDaughter, thy faith hath made thee whole. Faith in respect of the Obiect, is called in Scripture, iThe faith of Iesus Christ: in respect of the subiect vvherein it is inherent, it is my faith, and thy faith. Thy faith hath made thee whole.