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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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EPHES. Chap. 5. Ver. 2. Walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us; and hath given himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savour.
EPHES. Chap. 5. Ver. 2. Walke in loue, as Christ also hath loued vs; and hath giuen himselfe for vs, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweete smelling sauour.
OUR blessed Saviour is set forth in the Gospel, not only a Sacrifice for sin, but also a direction to virtue. He calleth himself the Truth, and the Way: the truth in regard of his good learning the way in respect of his good life. His Actions are our Instructions, so well as his Passion our Salvation. He taught us both Faciendo, and Patiendo; both in doing, and in dying.
OVR blessed Sauiour is set forth in the Gospell, not onely a Sacrifice for sin, but also a direction to vertue. He calleth himselfe the Truth, and the Way: the truth in regard of his good learning the way in respect of his good life. His Actions are our Instructions, so well as his Passion our Saluation. He taught vs both Faciendo, and Patiendo; both in doing, and in dying.
Both sweetly propounded and compounded in this verse. Actively he loved us: Passively he gave himself for us. And so is both an ensample for virtue, and an offering for sin. He gave himself, that his Passion might save us: he loved us, that his Actions might direct us. Walk in love, as Christ, &c.
Both sweetly propounded and compounded in this verse. Actiuely he loued vs: Passiuely he gaue himselfe for vs. And so is both an ensample for vertue, and an offering for sinne. He gaue himselfe, that his Passion might saue vs: he loued vs, that his Actions might direct vs. Walke in loue, as Christ, &c.