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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
LOVES COPY OR The best Precedent of Charity. › AsLOVES COPIE OR The best Precedent of Charitie. › As
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According to Zanchius his observation on this place, is a note of Quality, not Equality; of Similitude not of Comparison. We must love others As Christ loved us; As; for the manner, not for the measure. His alove was strong as Death; for to the death he loved us. It was a bright & clear fire; many matters could not quench it; yea water and blood could not put it out. bGod so loved the World: so freely, so fatherly, so fully; as no tongue can tell, no heart think. cThe love of Christ passeth knowledge. To think of equalling this love, would be an impossible presumption. Our love is inconstant, weak; a mingled, and often a mangled love, mingled with self love, and mangled with the wounding affections of the world. Our love is faine, his strong: ours fickle, his constant: ours limited, his infinite. Yet we must follow him so fast as we can, and so far as we may; Walking in love, as he loved us.
According to Zanchius his obseruation on this place, is a note of Qualitie, not Equalitie; of Similitude not of Comparison. We must loue others As Christ loued vs; As; for the manner, not for the measure. His aloue was strong as Death; for to the death hee loued vs. It was a bright & cleare fire; many maters could not quench it; yea water and bloud could not put it out. bGod so loued the World: so freely, so fatherly, so fully; as no tongue can tell, no heart thinke. cThe loue of Christ passeth knowledge. To thinke of equalling this loue, would be an impossible presumption. Our loue is inconstant, weake; a mingled, and often a mangled loue, mingled with selfe loue, and mangled with the wounding affections of the world. Our loue is faine, his strong: ours ficle, his constant: ours limited, his infinite. Yet wee must follow him so fast as we can, and so farre as wee may; Walking in loue, as he loued vs.