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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
PRESUMPTION running into DESPAIR. › Of the Lamb.PRESVMPTION running into DESPAIRE. › Of the Lambe.
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Of the Lamb.
Of the Lambe.
Christ was called a Lamb in his passion; so here in his coming to judgment; not that he should suffer any more; but to show that the same Lamb that was slain shall give sentence on his murderers. The Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the 1Sonne. And hath given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the son of man. It shall aggravate their vexation, that the Lamb who offered his blood for their redemption, shall now censure them for despising. He that would have been their mediator to pray for them, & their advocate to plead for them, must now be their Judge to sentence them. The Lamb that saveth the sheep on the right hand, shall cast off the goats on the left. The Lamb they have contemned, by this Lamb they shall be condemned. Woeful men, whom the wrath of the Lamb lights on: for he shall give them an Ite maledicti. What shall then become of them, but to knock at the gates of heaven whiles those gates are standing, and cry for ever to God but to no purpose!
Christ was called a Lambe in his passion; so here in his comming to iudgment; not that he should suffer any more; but to shew that the same Lambe that was slaine shall giue sentence on his murderers. The Father iudgeth no man, but hath committed all iudgment vnto the 1Sonne. And hath giuen him authoritie to execute iudgment, because he is the sonne of man. It shall aggrauat their vexation, that the Lambe who offred his bloud for their redemption, shall now censure them for despising. He that would haue beene their mediatour to pray for them, & their aduocate to plead for them, must nowe bee their Iudge to sentence them. The Lambe that saueth the sheepe on the right hande, shall cast off the goats on the left. The Lambe they haue contemned, by this Lambe they shall be condemned. Woefull men, whome the wrath of the Lambe lights on: for he shall giue them an Ite maledicti. What shall then become of them, but to knocke at the gates of heauen whiles those gates are standing, and crie for euer to God but to no purpose!