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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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Oh then let us keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Christ hath made us at one, let us not make our selves twain. The veil is rent, why set we up new; schisms in doctrine, jars in conversation? The bill of divorcement is cancelled: let us love our ⟨p. 57⟩husband Christ, and for his sake every man his brother. Let us set up no more veils, least we do it with the curse of building more Jericho's. There is no bond so sure as Religions; no ligaments so strong, as faith and a good conscience. Wretched man, that breakest these t•es, and rentest thy self from them to whom thou art by Christ united: A mothers, yea a Fathers blessing forsakes thee: and thou buildest up a new veil, which thou must look for no more Christs to come rent asunder.
Oh then let vs keepe the vnitie of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Christ hath made vs at one, let vs not make our selues twaine. The vaile is rent, why set we vp new; schismes in doctrine, iarres in conuersation? The bill of diuorcement is cancelled: let vs loue our ⟨p. 57⟩husband Christ, and for his sake euery man his brother. Let vs set vp no more vailes, least we doe it with the curse of building more Iericho's. There is no bond so sure as Religions; no ligaments so strong, as faith and a good conscience. Wretched man, that breakest these t•es, and rentest thy selfe from them to whome thou art by Christ vnited: A mothers, yea a Fathers blessing forsakes thee: and thou buildest vp a new vaile, which thou must looke for no more Christs to come rent asunder.
4. The renting of the veil teacheth us; that when men sin rebelliously against God, no prerogative shall do them good. The Temple was one of their principallest privileges, their glory, their crown. n