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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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There be things which yet the Angels do not know. 1. not the day of judgement. aOf that day & hour knoweth no man, no not the Angels of heaven. 2. not mans heart. bThou Lord only knowest the hearts of all men. If Angels knew mens hearts, they were Gods. 3. Neither do I think with Saint Augustine, that they know Quanti numeri supplementum de genere humano integritas illus civitatis expectat; what definite number of mankind must concur to the perfection of that heavenly City. Man is circumscribed in place, knowledge, and mortality. Angels are circumscribed in place and knowledge, not in mortality. God is not circumscribed in either place, knowledge, or mortality. Man knoweth much, Angels know more, only God knoweth all.
There be things which yet the Angels do not know. 1. not the day of iudgement. aOf that day & houre knoweth no man, no not the Angels of heauen. 2. not mans heart. bThou Lord onely knowest the hearts of all men. If Angels knew mens hearts, they were Gods. 3. Neyther doe I thinke with Saint Augustine, that they know Quanti numeri supplementum de genere humano integritas illus ciuitatis expectat; what definite number of mankind must concurre to the perfection of that heauenly Citie. Man is circumscribed in place, knowledge, and mortality. Angels are circumscribed in place and knowledge, not in mortality. God is not circumscribed in eyther place, knowledge, or mortality. Man knoweth much, Angels know more, onely God knoweth all.