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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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1. The veil of the Temple was rent in twain. You will say perhaps, the substance of it was not so strong, but ⟨p. 51⟩an easy force might rend it. But ver. 50. Christ was dead before, or dyed at that very instant. It was above nature, that a dying, yea a dead man, crucified in so remote a place from it, should rend the veil within the Temple.
1. The vaile of the Temple was rent in twaine. You will say perhaps, the substance of it was not so strong, but ⟨p. 51⟩an easie force might rend it. But ver. 50. Christ was dead before, or dyed at that very instant. It was aboue nature, that a dying, yea a dead man, crucified in so remote a place from it, should rend the vaile within the Temple.
2. The earth did quake. Say the veil was of less substance, yet the huge body of the earth will try a mans strength. In vain should silly man contend with that, which shall devour him. He cannot move the earth, the earth shall remove him; from walking alive on it, to lie dead in it. Behold the power of Christ; Terram movet; he makes the vast body of the earth to tremble.
2. The earth did quake. Say the vaile was of lesse substance, yet the huge bodie of the earth will trie a mans strength. In vaine should silly man contend with that, which shall deuoure him. He cannot moue the earth, the earth shall remoue him; from walking aliue on it, to lie dead in it. Behold the power of Christ; Terram mouet; hee makes the vast bodie of the earth to tremble.