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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 fullness of Christ. Adulti Christi.
Of the fullnes of Christ. Adulti Christi.
It is not meant the full growth of Christ in the flesh: which was as other children. Luk. 2. The child grew, 1and waxed stronger. We read him a babe sucking, at 12. years old disputing, at 30. preaching, and about 33. dying. His increasing was not habitualiter, sed effectualiter. But here we must consider Christ as Head of his Body the Church; and so said to have mensuram staturae adultae, the measure of full stature, when his body is Perfected: now some predestinated members of this Body are yet unborn; which must concur to the perfection, and making up of this stature of the fullness of Christ. Whence we have a sweet and comfortable observation offered us.
It is not meant the full growth of Christ in the flesh: which was as other children. Luk. 2. The child grew, 1and waxed stronger. We reade him a babe sucking, at 12. yeares old disputing, at 30. preaching, and about 33. dying. His encreasing was not habitualiter, sed effectualiter. But here we must consider Christ as Head of his Body the Church; and so said to haue mensuram staturae adultae, the measure of full stature, when his body is Perfected: now some predestinated members of this Body are yet vnborne; which must concurre to the perfection, and making vp of this stature of the fullnesse of Christ. Whence we haue a sweet and comfortable obseruation offred vs.