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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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Of the knowledge.
That knowledge which we now have is shallow in all of us, and dissonant in some of us. There is but one way to know God, that is by Jesus Christ: and but one way to know Christ, and that is by the Gospel. Yet there are many that go about to know him by other ways; they will know him by traditions, images, revelations, miracles, deceivable fables. But the Saints shall meet in the unity of the knowledge of the Son of God: there shall be union and perfection in their knowledge at that day.
That knowledge which we nowe haue is shallow in all of vs, and dissonant in some of vs. There is but one way to know God, that is by Iesus Christ: and but one way to know Christ, and that is by the Gospell. Yet there are many that goe about to know him by other wayes; they will know him by traditions, images, reuelations, miracles, deceiueable fables. But the Saints shall meete in the vnitie of the knowledge of the Son of God: there shall be vnion and perfection in their knowledge at that day.
But it is objected, that Paul saith; dknowledge shall vanish away. The manner, not the matter of our present knowledge shall vanish: we shall not know by schools, tutors, or arts in heaven: so the manner of knowing ceaseth. But the matter remains: for ethis is eternal life to know God. Now we know Christ in some manner & measure here; but through a window or lattice.