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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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3. Their Power. Christ suffering himself to be apprehended, said he could command more then twelve Legions of Angels. Whereupon one notes the mightiness of his rescue: for every Angel is stronger then a Legion of men. They are said to excel in strength. cBless the Lord, •e his Angels that excest in strength. Mighty Angels. dThe Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty Angels. Mighty, but His: the original hath it, the Angels of his mighty power. Innumerable, first borne of Egypt were slain by one Angel. An hundred eighty five thousand Assyrians smitten by one Angel, 2. Sam. 24. 3Seventy thousand killed by one Angel. Therefore they ⟨p. 39⟩are called Potestates, Powers. Powerful in themselves, but how mighty, when they are strengthened by the Almighty!
3. Their Power. Christ suffering himselfe to be apprehended, said hee could command more then twelue Legions of Angels. Whereupon one notes the mightinesse of his rescue: for euery Angell is stronger then a Legion of men. They are said to excell in strength. cBlesse the Lord, •e his Angels that excest in strength. Mighty Angels. dThe Lord Iesus shall be reuealed from heauen with his mighty Angels. Mighty, but His: the originall hath it, the Angels of his mighty power. Innumerable, first borne of Aegypt were slaine by one Angell. An hundred eighty fiue thousand Assyrians smitten by one Angell, 2. Sam. 24. 3Seuenty thousand killed by one Angell. Therefore they