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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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1. This shows what the unity of the Saints shall be; one man. Here they are sometimes said to have aone heart, one soul; there they shall be one man. That not a carnal, corruptible, sinful man, for he may dissent from himself, but a perfect man. Not materially, for there shall be distinct bodies and souls still; as here, but metaphorically in regard of the never-jarring harmony. Oh sweet music, where the symphony shall exceedingly delight us, without division, without frets.
1. This shewes what the vnitie of the Saints shall be; one man. Here they are sometimes sayd to haue aone heart, one soule; there they shall be one man. That not a carnall, corruptible, sinfull man, for he may dissent from himselfe, but a perfect man. Not materially, for there shall bee distinct bodies and soules still; as here, but metaphorically in regard of the neuer-iarring harmonie. Oh sweete musicke, where the symphonie shall exceedingly delight vs, without diuision, without frets.
2. The whole Church is compared to a man: we have often read it compared to a body, here to a man. As in other places to a bBody, cuius Cap• est Christus; whose Head is Christ; so our Apostle here. ver. 16. speaketh of our growing to the Head which is Christ. So in this place to a Man, cuius anima est Christus, whose soule is Christ. Now the soul in the body increaseth not augmentatively, but secundum vigorem, transfusing into the body her virtual powers & operations more strongly. Christ is ever the same.