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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
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.
Of the Son of God.
Of the Sonne of God.
That eternal Son of God, who in the fullness of time became for us the Son of man, shall then be more clearly known to us. We now believe his truth of perfection, we shall then see his perfection of truth. We shall brightly apprehend the unconceivable mystery of him: who is Filius Dei sine matre, filius hominis sine patre: the Son of God without mother, the son of man without father.
That eternall Sonne of God, who in the fulnesse of time became for vs the Sonne of man, shall then be more clearly knowne to vs. We now beleeue his truth of perfection, we shall then see his perfection of truth. We shall brightly apprehend the vnconceiueable mysterie of him: who is Filius Dei sine matre, filius hominis sine patre: the Sonne of God without mother, the sonne of man without father.
If any ask, whether our knowledge shall extend no further then to Christ our Saviour. There is no doubt, but as we know our elder brother set in his throne above all the powers of heaven, so we shall also know the rest of our fraternity. Love is a grace that never fades, and therefore shall have knowledge to make way before it. We shall love the Saints, I may infer we ⟨p. 22⟩