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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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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. nThe Temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord. It was a figure of the Church militant as Solomon the builder was a figure of Christ. For this Temples sake God often spared them. So Daniel prays; oCause thy face to shine upon thy Sanctuary, that is desolate. Yet when they fall away from God, and crucify their Messiah, this prerogative helps not. For here Gods own hand rents the veil, and after gives the whole fabric a spoil to the Gentiles. pIf ye will not hear, if ye will not lay it to heart, I will send a curse upon you, I will curse your blessings: yea I have cursed them already, because you do not lay it to heart. It lies in mans sin, to make God curse his very blessings: and to punish the nocent in the innocent creatures.
4. The renting of the vaile teacheth vs; that when men sinne rebelliously against God, no prerogatiue shall doe them good. The Temple was one of their principallest priuiledges, their glory, their crowne. nThe Temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord. It was a figure of the Church militant as Solomon the builder was a figure of Christ. For this Temples sake God often spared them. So Daniel prayes; oCause thy face to shine vpon thy Sanctuary, that is desolate. Yet when they fall away from God, and crucifie their Messias, this prerogatiue helpes not. For here Gods owne hand rents the vaile, and after giues the whole fabricke a spoyle to the Gentiles. pIf ye will not heare, if ye will not lay it to heart, I will send a curse vpon you, I will curse your blessings: yea I haue cursed them already, because you doe not lay it to heart. It lies in mans sinne, to make God curse his very blessings: and to punish the nocent in the innocent creatures.