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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. Observe, that all the dead do not rise, but Many, and those Saints. The general resurrection is reserved to the last day: this a pledge or earnest of it. Now who shall rise with this comfort? none but Saints: as here Christ takes no other company from the graves, but Saints. uThe dead in Christ shall rise first. Christ is called aThe first borne from the dead: He hath risen, and his shall next follow him. Every man in his own order; bChrist the first fruits, afterward they that are Christs, at his coming. Worms and corruption shall not hinder: he that said To Corruption, thou art my mother: and to the worms, you are my brethren and sisters: said also, I know that my Redeemer liveth, and one day with these eyes I shall behold him. The wicked shall also be raised, though with horror, to look upon him whom they have pierced. But as Christ did here, so will he at the last, single out the Saints to bear him company.
2. Obserue, that all the dead doe not rise, but Many, and those Saints. The generall resurrection is reserued to the last day: this a pledge or earnest of it. Now who shall rise with this comfort? none but Saints: as here Christ takes no other company from the graues, but Saints. uThe dead in Christ shall rise first. Christ is called aThe first borne from the dead: He hath risen, and his shall next follow him. Euerie man in his owne order; bChrist the first fruits, afterward they that are Christs, at his comming. Wormes and corruption shall not hinder: he that sayd To Corruption, thou art my mother: and to the wormes, you are my brethren and sisters: sayd also, I know that my Redeemer liueth, and one day with these eyes I shall behold him. The wicked shall also be raised, though with horrour, to looke vpon him whom they haue pierced. But as Christ did here, so will he at the last, single out the Saints to beare him companie.