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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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2. To the Church. eAre they not all ministering Spirits, sent forth to minister for them, who shall be heirs of salvation? And by this their ordination to service the Apostle shows, how infinitely far the preeminence of Christ transcends theirs. But did not Christ put fupon him the form of a servant? Doth not himself profess, that ghe came not to be ministered unto, but to minister? The answer is easy; Non esse hoc naturae, sed voluntariae exinanitionis: This was not a natural or enforced, but a willing abasement of himself. Humilitatem non habitam induit, celsitatem habitam non exuit. Hee put on an humiliation that he had not, he ⟨p. 43⟩did not put off the glory that he had: But the Angels were created to this end, that they should serve; Totamque conditionem sub ministerio contineri. Istis naturale, illi aduentitium. 4To them it was necessary, to Christ voluntary. Now then ministry to the Church is three ways considerable.
2. To the Church. eAre they not all ministring Spirits, sent forth to minister for them, who shall be heires of saluation? And by this their ordination to seruice the Apostle shewes, how infinitely farre the preeminence of Christ transcends theirs. But did not Christ put fvpon him the forme of a seruant? Doth not himselfe professe, that ghee came not to be ministred vnto, but to minister? The answer is easy; Non esse hoc naturae, sed voluntariae exinanitionis: This was not a natural or enforced, but a willing abasement of himself. Humilitatem non habitam induit, celsitatem habitam non exuit. Hee put on an humiliation that he had not, hee ⟨p. 43⟩