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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.
The word [Greek or Hebrew], before translated Age, is now better by our New, and according to Beza, Stature. If any will here ground, that in heaven we shall live in that measure of Christs age and stature, wherein he dyed, I subscribe not, but am silent. It is not safe wading without a bottom. Only thus much: there shall be nothing wanting to make our glory perfect: and whether you conceive the 33 year of a mans age, to be the beauty and complete perfection, I dispute not. This implies a spiritual stature, whereunto every Saint must grow. Whence infer.
The word 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, before translated Age, is now better by our New, and according to Beza, Stature. If any will here ground, that in heauen we shall liue in that measure of Christs age and stature, wherein he dyed, I subscribe not, but am silent. It is not safe wading without a bottome. Onely thus much: there shall be nothing wanting to make our glory perfect: and whether you conceaue the 33 yeare of a mans age, to be the beauty and compleat perfection, I dispute not. This implies a spirituall stature, whereunto euery Saint must grow. Whence inferre.
1. That we must grow up so fast as we can in this life; rjoining to faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, &c. We must increase our talents, enlarge our graces, shoot up in tallness, grow up to this stature. For Gods family admits no dwarfs: stunted profession was never found. If the sap of grace be in a plant, it will shoot out in ⟨p. 26⟩boughs of good words, and fruit of good works; always expected the winter of an afflicted conscience. If a table and consumption take our graces, they had never good lungs, the true breath of Gods Spirit in them.
1. That we must grow vp so fast as we can in this life; r