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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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Faith is taken 2. ways: either passively, or actively Vel pro •o Quo creditur. Quod creditur. Either for that whereby a man believes, or for that which a man believes. So it is used both for the instrument that apprehends, ⟨p. 17⟩and for the object that is apprehended.
Faith is taken 2. wayes: either passiuely, or actiuely Vel pro •o Quo creditur. Quod creditur. Either for that whereby a man beleeues, or for that which a man beleeues. So it is vsed both for the instrument that apprehends, ⟨p. 17⟩and for the obiect that is apprehended.
If we take it for the former, we may say there is also an unity of faith; but by distinction. Faith is one Ratione obiecti, non ratione subiecti: One in respect of the Object on which it rests, not one •n respect of the Subject in which it resides. Every man hath his own faith; every faith resteth on Christ. The just shall live by his own faith. Nulla fides pro te, nisi quae in te. Every man must see with his own eyes, reach with his own hand, have aoil ready in his own Lamp, that he may enter in with the Bride-groom. He must labour in the vineyard himself, that would have the penny: he shall not have another's pay. It is a happy perfection of faith, when we shall all believe in one Christ, after one manner. Not one with a Grecian faith, another with a Roman, a third with an Arian, a fourth with an Anabaptisticall; but all meet in the unity of one holy Catholic faith.
If we take it for the former, we may say there is also an vnitie of faith; but by distinction. Faith is one Ratione obiecti, non ratione subiecti: One in respect of the Obiect on which it rests, not one n respect of the Subiect in which it resides. Euerie man hath his owne faith; euerie faith resteth on Christ. The iust shall liue by his owne faith. Nulla fides pro te, nisi quae in te. Euery man must see with his owne eyes, reach with his owne hand, haue