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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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3. This showeth the true operation of Christs death in all men. We are all dead in our sins, as these bodies were in their graves: now when Christs death becomes effectual to our souls, we rise again and become new creatures. From the grave of this world we come into the Church, the holy City. But thou complainest of the deadness of thy hart: it is well thou complainest; there is some life or thou couldst not feel the deadness. cThe hour is coming & now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and they that hear it shall live. If this word hath raised thee from death, and wrought spiritual life in thy heart, thou shalt perceive it by thy breathing, words glorifying God; & by thy moving, in the ways, & to the works of obedience.
3. This sheweth the true operation of Christs death in all men. We are all dead in our sins, as these bodies were in their graues: now when Christs death becomes effectuall to our soules, we rise againe and become new creatures. From the graue of this world we come into the Church, the holy Citie. But thou complainest of the deadnes of thy hart: it is well thou complainest; there is some life or thou couldst not feele the deadnesse. cThe houre is comming & now is, when the dead shall heare the voice of the Sonne of God, and they that heare it shall liue. If this word hath raysed thee from death, and wrought spirituall life in thy heart, thou shalt perceiue it by thy breathing, words glorifying God; & by thy mouing, in the waies, & to the workes of obedience.